Over the centuries; the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers; socialists; and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan; Steven Weitzman; and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem; which ranged over the history of messianic belief and its conflicted role in the Jewish imagination; these essays put aside the boundaries that divide history from philosophy and religion to offer new perspectives on the role and relevance of messianism today.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ring Shout; What About: A ReviewBy Delridge L. HunterRIng Shout; What AboutBlack is the least favored position while white occupies the most favored position]. Songs (music) and Dance. Or; Songs-thru-Dance. Dance as Song. The culture survived. The ante bellum period of about; i.e.; relatively speaking; 1820 to 1863 C.E. is when the coalescing of Black Popular Culture (BPC) into a unified cultural form took place. The growth and development of Black Popular Culture as a unified force took form while the most inhumanly acts of terror were unleashed. It was during the ante bellum that Africans became Americans. What ever was available; the lyric poets (songsters and instrumentalists; often called musicians) learned how to play the chosen instrument; e.g. large spoons; by experiment? These people worked and lived under terror. Operating in that manner allowed them to create a culture at will. What is interesting is how members of the master class contributed to Africans advancing the culture. New ideas regarding song were presented during these learning occasions; too. Choreographers learned how to work within the limitations of their adverse conditions. Directors learned how to create an orchestra made up of instruments uncommon to them previously. Spirituals (praise songs); Blues (Devil songs/Devil's music); Country (songs for the Buskrys); Jubilee (Freedom) songs; Protest songs (social commentary); and Lullabies (pop/children songs) are the genres developed during this period. Projected as thither; i.e.; as third rate; non-beings of consciousness; their marks of distinction supposedly demonstrated their willingness to "sang and dance" despite their sadistic treatment. The "singing and dancing" were supposed to give the appearance of "happiness." The people were bleeding from the shackles while they "sang and danced" into the neighboring town; "but they looked happy." The overseers demonstrated their power with the whip. As they popped the whip; they composed the song; i.e.; the lyrics; that complemented the choreographer's dance moves. The opinion. Property2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great text for understanding the long and dark history of ...By KEWGreat text for understanding the long and dark history of the intersection of racial ideas and performance in the context of North American slavery.
