Shout Because You're Free: The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia

Rosenbaum, Art

ISBN 10: 0820319341 / ISBN 13: 9780820319346

Published by University of Georgia Press, (1998), Athens and London, 1998

About this Item

pp. xvii, [1], 1-190. Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum. First Printing. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. No previous owner's names or marks. A very handsome, gift quality copy. Seller Inventory # 001526

Bibliographic Details

Title: Shout Because You're Free: The African ...

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, (1998), Athens and London

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The ring shout is the oldest known African American performance tradition surviving on the North American continent and was first performed for the purpose of religious worship. This book looks at the tradition that demonstrates ties to Africa, slavery, and emancipation.

Review:

"An impressive body of work. . . . This book should take its place as a significant presentation of grassroots African American song and culture."--"Journal of American Folklore" "This is a splendid addition to the growing literature documenting African cultural survivals in the South."--"Southern Cultures"