Bernard S. Jackson
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198269311
- eISBN:
- 9780191683596
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198269311.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies, Judaism
The claim of a connection between law and wisdom in the Hebrew Bible is not new, though it has largely been concentrated on Deuteronomy and the post-exilic period. One of the functions of wisdom is ...
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The claim of a connection between law and wisdom in the Hebrew Bible is not new, though it has largely been concentrated on Deuteronomy and the post-exilic period. One of the functions of wisdom is to provide practical guidance in daily matters. More specifically, Joseph Blenkinsopp, who sees law and wisdom as two increasingly confluent streams, argues for a form of traditional, wisdom-based adjudication even in the early period, and compares the use of proverbs in dispute resolution among the Ibo of Nigeria. Norms for conduct, he maintains, were determined by appeal to the wisdom of the group accumulated over centuries, and adjudicated by the elders, as the depositories of such tribal wisdom. Blenkinsopp also sees apodictic law as bearing a striking resemblance to wisdom instructions.Less
The claim of a connection between law and wisdom in the Hebrew Bible is not new, though it has largely been concentrated on Deuteronomy and the post-exilic period. One of the functions of wisdom is to provide practical guidance in daily matters. More specifically, Joseph Blenkinsopp, who sees law and wisdom as two increasingly confluent streams, argues for a form of traditional, wisdom-based adjudication even in the early period, and compares the use of proverbs in dispute resolution among the Ibo of Nigeria. Norms for conduct, he maintains, were determined by appeal to the wisdom of the group accumulated over centuries, and adjudicated by the elders, as the depositories of such tribal wisdom. Blenkinsopp also sees apodictic law as bearing a striking resemblance to wisdom instructions.
Philippe Zacaïr
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813034614
- eISBN:
- 9780813039053
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813034614.003.0003
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Latin American Studies
This chapter explores the role of the popular media in igniting anti-Haitian violence in Caribbean states. In 2001, Ibo Simon, a powerful media person was charged with flaring up racist hatred and ...
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This chapter explores the role of the popular media in igniting anti-Haitian violence in Caribbean states. In 2001, Ibo Simon, a powerful media person was charged with flaring up racist hatred and violence against Haitian immigrants in Guadeloupe. This chapter explains the journey of Ibo's channel “Canal 10” in being an integral part of violent atrocities against Haitian migrants. However, the media also assisted in recognizing the inherent Haitian cultural elements in Guadeloupean society. One section of the Guadeloupean media perceived illegal immigration by Haitians to be responsible for insecurity, violence, and other social evils in society. While the other half of the media focused on Haitian history. In short, the popular Guadeloupean media played an essential role in spreading both anti-Haitian discourse as well as admiring Haitian history and culture.Less
This chapter explores the role of the popular media in igniting anti-Haitian violence in Caribbean states. In 2001, Ibo Simon, a powerful media person was charged with flaring up racist hatred and violence against Haitian immigrants in Guadeloupe. This chapter explains the journey of Ibo's channel “Canal 10” in being an integral part of violent atrocities against Haitian migrants. However, the media also assisted in recognizing the inherent Haitian cultural elements in Guadeloupean society. One section of the Guadeloupean media perceived illegal immigration by Haitians to be responsible for insecurity, violence, and other social evils in society. While the other half of the media focused on Haitian history. In short, the popular Guadeloupean media played an essential role in spreading both anti-Haitian discourse as well as admiring Haitian history and culture.
Arthur J. Magida
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520245457
- eISBN:
- 9780520941717
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520245457.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Religious Studies
A strong and uncritical relationship with one's religion may actually, and quite paradoxically so, be extremely instrumental in accelerating one's departure from his/her own religion, under/owing to ...
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A strong and uncritical relationship with one's religion may actually, and quite paradoxically so, be extremely instrumental in accelerating one's departure from his/her own religion, under/owing to certain circumstances or their resonance across time and space. These individuals do not reject religion altogether and move on to resort to a different religion, proving that within the religious framework, followers look for variants which are relevant to their socio-economic milieu, or can be rendered relevant, post-conversion. This chapter takes up the instance of noted Nigerian literary figure Chinua Achebe, to explain the phenomenon of abandoning one's religion. A member of the ethnic Ibo tribe, Chinua's baptism and separation from indigenous rites owed to his missionary parentage. The chapter infers that the subhuman light which the indigenous tribes were cast in, by the colonial discourse, forged in them vertical aspiration. And adopting Christianity was the closest bet, at least at the time.Less
A strong and uncritical relationship with one's religion may actually, and quite paradoxically so, be extremely instrumental in accelerating one's departure from his/her own religion, under/owing to certain circumstances or their resonance across time and space. These individuals do not reject religion altogether and move on to resort to a different religion, proving that within the religious framework, followers look for variants which are relevant to their socio-economic milieu, or can be rendered relevant, post-conversion. This chapter takes up the instance of noted Nigerian literary figure Chinua Achebe, to explain the phenomenon of abandoning one's religion. A member of the ethnic Ibo tribe, Chinua's baptism and separation from indigenous rites owed to his missionary parentage. The chapter infers that the subhuman light which the indigenous tribes were cast in, by the colonial discourse, forged in them vertical aspiration. And adopting Christianity was the closest bet, at least at the time.
Sterling Stuckey
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199931675
- eISBN:
- 9780199356027
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199931675.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century, Cultural History
This chapter lays out the organizing principle of slave culture in North America and underscores the centrality of the ancestral past to the African in America. The most important African ritual in ...
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This chapter lays out the organizing principle of slave culture in North America and underscores the centrality of the ancestral past to the African in America. The most important African ritual in slavery, the Ring Shout, is revealed in some detail. With the ring a symbol of unity and counter-clockwise dance and rhythm consciousness as common starting points, different ethnic groups on plantations of the South began moving toward unity almost before being aware of it. Children were especially drawn to the ring, helping to transmit the Shout over generations. African practices and values are related to specific academic disciplines to make slave behavior comprehensible. Slave art in the form of tales, music and dance are in dispensable to the analysis that establishes far more similarities between slave culture in the North and south than previously thought.Less
This chapter lays out the organizing principle of slave culture in North America and underscores the centrality of the ancestral past to the African in America. The most important African ritual in slavery, the Ring Shout, is revealed in some detail. With the ring a symbol of unity and counter-clockwise dance and rhythm consciousness as common starting points, different ethnic groups on plantations of the South began moving toward unity almost before being aware of it. Children were especially drawn to the ring, helping to transmit the Shout over generations. African practices and values are related to specific academic disciplines to make slave behavior comprehensible. Slave art in the form of tales, music and dance are in dispensable to the analysis that establishes far more similarities between slave culture in the North and south than previously thought.
Tracie Church Guzzio
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781617030048
- eISBN:
- 9781617030055
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781617030048.003.0002
- Subject:
- Literature, African-American Literature
This chapter shows how the Ibo saying “all stories are true” suggest a way of reading Wideman’s chronicle of his family and the history of the community and the race. The statement and its appearance ...
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This chapter shows how the Ibo saying “all stories are true” suggest a way of reading Wideman’s chronicle of his family and the history of the community and the race. The statement and its appearance in his canon direct readers to a meditation on history itself, the nature of storytelling, and the dialogue between cultural discourses. This can also be extended into a consideration of Wideman’s style and how it reflects his content. His “palimpsestic” storytelling can be seen through the intratextual and intertextual interaction of multiple perspectives, narrators, versions of stories, and discourse modes. This allows Wideman to engage both the European and African traditions in his narratives as dialogic and contrapuntal texts.Less
This chapter shows how the Ibo saying “all stories are true” suggest a way of reading Wideman’s chronicle of his family and the history of the community and the race. The statement and its appearance in his canon direct readers to a meditation on history itself, the nature of storytelling, and the dialogue between cultural discourses. This can also be extended into a consideration of Wideman’s style and how it reflects his content. His “palimpsestic” storytelling can be seen through the intratextual and intertextual interaction of multiple perspectives, narrators, versions of stories, and discourse modes. This allows Wideman to engage both the European and African traditions in his narratives as dialogic and contrapuntal texts.
