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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Andre E. Johnson - Contributions by James W. Perkinson; Michael D. Royster; Weldon Merrial McWilliams IV; Angela M. Nelson; Darrell Wesley; VaNatta S. Ford; Sharon Lauricalla; Tim Huffman; Amira De La Garza; Dawn-Marie Gibson; Mickie Mwanzia Kos Klappentext 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 liberating.In 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I. Theoretical and Methodological ApproachesChapter 1: Somewhere Underneath the MC's Wit and the Evangelical Word: Toward a Christian Ethical Evaluation of Hip Hop PolemicJames W. PerkinsonChapter 2: The Message from the WildernessMichael D. RoysterChapter 3: "To Set at Liberty Them that are Bruised": Exposing Liberation Theology within Hip HopWeldon Merrial McWilliams, IVChapter 4: "Put Your Hands Together": The Theological Meaning of Call-Response and Collective Participation in Rap MusicAngela M. NelsonChapter 5: "Let the Redeemed of the Lord say so": Viewing Rap Music as a Form of African American SpiritualityDarrell WesleyChapter 6: From the same Womb, of the same Struggle: Hip Hop Music and its Connection with the Blues and the GospelsVaNatta S. FordChapter 7: Performing Spirituality: Lil Wayne's Letters from a New York JailSharon LauricallaPart II. Hip Hop and ReligionChapter 8: Rap with Soul and Pray with Flow: Youth on Hip Hop Musicality and Catholic SpiritualityTim Huffman and Amira De la GarzaChapter 9: Embracing the Nation: Hip Hop, Louis Farrakhan, and Alternative MusicDawn-Marie GibsonChapter 10: Oath Continuities: The Inner Structure, Meaning, and Spiritualism of Mau Mau Hip HopMickie Mwanzia KosterChapter 11: My Soul Knows how to Flow: A Critical Analysis of the History of Urban Black Christian-Themed RapErika D. GaultChapter 12: Morality, the Sacred, and God in Ghanaian Hip HopHarry Nii Koney OdamttenChapter 13: In the Church, in the Streets: A Spectrum of Religious Expression in Christian Hip Hop and Spoken Word Poetry in Atlanta and DetroitShanesha R. F. Brooks Tatum...
