"The African Diaspora as Lived Construct and Experience" in The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora (Second Edition)
Document Type
Chapter in a Book
Publication Date
10-22-2024
Abstract
Excerpt: "What is the relationship between the African Diaspora and the Bible? The potential answers to such a question vary widely. My answer is that the forced migration, or dispersion, of millions of Africans into the crucible of the modern Atlantic plantation economy as cheap labor is pivotal for understanding Africana biblical interpretation. African New World enslavement was central to this economic system; it affected the African continent as well as the Americas. Those forcibly transported to the New World, and elsewhere, engaged in a process of resistance and culture creation designed to transcend the limits of enslavement. The Bible, the..."
Recommended Citation
James, Leslie R. “The African Diaspora as Construct and Lived Experience.” The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora, edited by Hugh R. Page et al., 2nd ed., 1517 Media, 2024, pp. 12–20. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.1640503.9.
