Excavating Exodus : biblical typology and racial solidarity in African American literature / by J. Laurence Cohen.

"Excavating Exodus examines adaptations of Moses' story in novels, newspapers, and speeches from the antebellum period to the Civil Rights era. By asking how Moses became a touchstone for notions of race loyalty, Excavating Exodus traces how Black intellectuals reinvented the Mosaic model of charism...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, J. Laurence (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Clemson, SC : Clemson University Press, 2021.
Series:	African American literature series.
Subjects:	Moses > (Biblical leader) > In literature. Moses > (Biblical leader) American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Typology (Theology) in literature. Exodus, The, in literature. Exodus, The > Typology. African Americans > Race identity. African Americans > Intellectual life > 19th century. African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. African Americans > Intellectual life. American literature. American literature > African American authors. Literature. 1800-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	viii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

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