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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Arthur C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Leave a Little Room, [2005]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Spirituals (Songs) > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music.
Spirituals (Songs)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xxviii, 202 pages : illustrations, plates ; 22 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
Format: CD Book
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.