Black Gods of the Asphalt - Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball

A former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. Through interviews with and observations of urban basketball players, he composes a rare portrait of a passionate, committed, and resilient group of athletes and the transcendent experience of the game.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
"Enter the Chamber"
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Memory
1. "Last Ones Left" in the Game: From Black Resistance to Urban Exile
2. Boston's Memorial Games
Part II: Hope
3. Jason, Hoops, and Grandma's Hands
4. C.J., Hoops, and the Quest for a Second Life
Part III: Healing
5. Ancestor Work in Street Basketball
6. The Dunk and the Signifying Monkey
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Onaje X. O. Woodbine is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at American University.

Summary

A former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. Through interviews with and observations of urban basketball players, he composes a rare portrait of a passionate, committed, and resilient group of athletes and the transcendent experience of the game.

Additional text

A uniquely engaging and rewarding read for sociologists.

Product details

• Authors: Onaje Woodbine, Onaje (Phillips Academy) Woodbine, Onaje X. O. Woodbine, Onaje X. O. (Phillips Academy) Woodbine, Woodbine Onaje X. O.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780231177290
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17729-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; USA, Basketball, Ethnic Studies, Rap and Hip Hop, RELIGION / Spirituality, SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Rap & Hip-Hop, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, United States of America, USA, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people, Black studies; Sports; basketball