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Title: Urban God Talk
Condition: New
Author: VaNatta S. Ford
Publisher: Lexington Books
Subtitle: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality
Contributor: VaNatta S. Ford (Contributions by), Weldon Merrial McWilliams IV (Contributions by), Amira De La Garza (Contributions by), Erika D. Gault (Contributions by), Angela M. Nelson (Contributions by), James W. Perkinson (Contributions by), Sharon Lauricalla (Contributions by), Dawn-Marie Gibson (Contributions by), Harry Nii Koney Odamtten (Contributions by), Darrell Wesley (Contributions by), Michael D. Royster (Contributions by), Tim Huffman (Contributions by), Shanesha R.F. Brooks Tatum (Contributions by), Mickie Mwanzia Koster (Contributions by), Andre E. Johnson (Edited by)
ISBN-10: 0739168290
EAN: 9780739168295
ISBN: 9780739168295
Type: Hardback
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 28/08/2013
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 164mm
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Item Width: 23mm
Item Weight: 490g
Release Year: 2013
Description: Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the religious and spiritual in hip hop. The contributors argue that the prevailing narrative that hip hop offers nothing in the way of religion and spirituality is false. From its beginning, hip hop has had a profound spirituality and advocates religious views—and while not orthodox or systemic, nevertheless, many in traditional orthodox religions would find the theological and spiritual underpinnings in hip hop comforting, empowering, and addition, this volume demonstrates how scholars in different disciplines approach the study of hip hop, religion, and spirituality. Whether it is a close reading of a hip hop text, ethnography, a critical studies approach or even a mixed method approach, this study is a pedagogical tool for students and scholars in various disciplines to use and appropriate for their own research and understanding. Urban God Talk will inspire not only scholars to further their research, but will also encourage publishers to print more in this field. The contributors to this in-depth study show how this subject is an underrepresented area within hip hop studies, and that the field is broad enough for numerous monographs, edited works, and journal publications in the future.

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