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Chang, Larry / Terry, Roderick:
Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk - used book

ISBN: 9780977339150

ID: 4353546

Another book of quotations? Indeed there are numerous excellent extant anthologies of quotations, but these tend to be very broad, with a bias toward classical and well-known authors; those works which document the contributions of Black authors have tended to focus on African-Americans, considerable as their output is. Undeniable recognition of this prevalence is reflected in the title of the present volume which pays homage to W. E. B. Du Bois? classic work and in the preponderance of entries from American sources. Nevertheless, effort has been made to cast a wider net to capture under-represented and unfamiliar voices. Khemetic texts preserved in papyri and stelae are the earliest literature to have survived, followed by the writings of North African Romans and Ethiopian philosophers and clerics, and the lately recovered Timbuktu manuscripts from their repositories in the desert sands of Mali. The Transatlantic slave experience gave rise to the slave narratives and abolitionist literature from both sides of the Atlantic, which remained predominant right up to the 20th century. Post-Emancipation under colonial rule and white domination, Black poetry and prose emerged, adhering to prevailing standards, evidenced typically in the work of Phillis Wheatley and the sonnets of Claude McKay. With the Civil Rights and Black Power movements would come iconoclastic expressions of protest and identity. There is a sizeable body of literature by Black authors from Africa and the diaspora who speak to universal values and eternal verities. This anthology of their work focuses on the inner life, on personal development and self-actualization. 3000 quotations have been selected to inspire, enlightenand encourage; they have been arranged in 200 psycho-spiritual categories and in chronological order. The resulting timeline of thought in itself is useful and instructive as it demonstrates very clearly the evolution of consciousness evident in the contemporary thinking on particular subjects. Like its predecessor, Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing, this volume contains a full biographical index and bibliographical references. Much of the material is anthologized here for the first time. Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk Chang, Larry / Terry, Roderick, Gnosophia Publishing

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Larry Chang:
Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk - used book

ISBN: 0977339157

ID: 7381842

An anthology of quotations by Black authors from Africa and the diaspora, organized in over 200 subject categories and in chronological order from Khemetic times to the present. The selections focus on increasing awareness, empowerment and motivation. Sources include Ptahotep, Tertullian, Ignatius Sancho, Zora Neale Hurston, Wole Soyinka, Herbie Hancock, Iyanla Vanzant, Malcolm Gladwell and reggae philosopher Bob Marley. african-american studies,education and reference,motivational,personal transformation,politics and social sciences,quotations,reference,religion,religion and spirituality,science and math Quotations, Gnosophia Publishers

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Larry Chang, Larry Chang (Editor), Roderick Terry (Editor):
Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk - Paperback

2007, ISBN: 0977339157

ID: 11801616670

[EAN: 9780977339150], Nieuw boek, [SC: 15.78], [PU: Gnosophia Publishers], Reference|Quotations, Body, Mind & Spirit|Inspiration & Personal Growth, Social Science|Ethnic Studies|African-American Studies, Books

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Chang, Larry:
Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk - new book

2007, ISBN: 0977339157

ID: 22780045284

[EAN: 9780977339150], Nieuw boek, [SC: 11.88], [PU: GNOSOPHIA PUBL], New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000

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Chang, Larry & Terry, Roderick:
Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk - Paperback

2007, ISBN: 9780977339150

ID: 15089045276

BOOK, Nieuw boek, [PU: Gnosophia Publishers]