TY - BOOK AU - Nava,Alejandro TI - In search of soul: hip-hop, literature, and religion SN - 9780520966758 AV - BT741.3 .N38 2017 U1 - 233/.5 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Oakland, California PB - University of California Press KW - Soul KW - Christianity KW - Judaism KW - Hip-hop KW - Religious aspects KW - Soul in literature KW - Music KW - 20th century KW - Philosophy and aesthetics KW - 21st century KW - Âme KW - Judaïsme KW - Aspect religieux KW - Christianisme KW - Âme dans la littérature KW - Musique KW - 20e siècle KW - Philosophie et esthétique KW - 21e siècle KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Anthropology KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - african americans KW - american ghetto KW - artists KW - biblical reference to soul KW - black history KW - christianity KW - hip-hop KW - human suffering KW - latin americans KW - latin history KW - metaphysical studies KW - musicians KW - philosophers KW - poets KW - profane incarnation KW - spiritual studies KW - theologians KW - what is a soul KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; In search of soul -- On Hebrew soul : de eloquentia vulgaria -- Christian soul and the revolt of the slave -- In search of duende : Lorca on Spanish soul -- The souls of black folk : Ralph Ellison's tragic-comic portrait -- From soul to hip-hop : the rise of the apocalypse -- Afro-Latin soul and hip-hop N2 - "In Search of Soul explores the meaning of "soul" in sacred and profane incarnations, from its biblical origins to its central place in the rich traditions of black and Latin history. Surveying the work of writers, artists, poets, musicians, philosophers and theologians, Alejandro Nava shows how their understandings of the "soul" revolve around narratives of justice, liberation, and spiritual redemption. He contends that biblical traditions and hip-hop emerged out of experiences of dispossession and oppression. Whether born in the ghettos of America or of the Roman Empire, hip-hop and Christianity have endured by giving voice to the persecuted. This book offers a view of soul in living color, as a breathing, suffering, dreaming thing"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1555895 ER -