Lyrics of the Afro-American Spiritual: A Documentary Collection

Under the rubric spirituals are subsumed sorrow songs, jubilee songs, shout songs, chants, homilies, mantras, affirmations, and collective, personal, and historical allegories. Their lyrics tell an impassioned story of an embattled people, while presenting a theology of salvation; in general, they encompass crucial aspects of the Afro-American world view. This research collection contains lyrics of 978 spirituals, including some variants, culled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313262381
• ISBN13: 9780313262388
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"