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Author Jones, Arthur C.

Title Wade in the water : the wisdom of the spirituals / Arthur C. Jones.

Publication Info. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [1993]
©1993

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  782.25 J76W    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 182 pages : illustrations, portraits, pls. ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and indexes.
Contents "Over my head I hear music in the air" : African beginnings -- "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" : suffering and transformation -- "Joshua fit the battle of Jericho" : struggle and resistance -- "City called Heaven" : a working, everyday spirituality -- "Scandalize' my name" : accountability -- "There is a balm in Gilead" : hope and healing.
Summary A psychologist and musician reveals how the spirituals embody a rich tradition of values, particularly in human relationships, community, and hope. --From publisher's description.
Subject Spirituals (Songs) -- History and criticism.
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
African Americans -- Music. (OCoLC)fst00799648
Spirituals (Songs) (OCoLC)fst01130204
Negrospiritual.
Geschichte.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Other Form: Online version: Jones, Arthur C. Wade in the water. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©1993 (OCoLC)610265264
Online version: Jones, Arthur C. Wade in the water. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©1993 (OCoLC)624424078
ISBN 0883449234 (cloth)
9780883449233 (cloth)
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