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Culture on the Edge: Studies in Identity Formation Ser.: Identifying Roots : Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures by Richard Newton (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEquinox Publishing The Limited
ISBN-101781795479
ISBN-139781781795477
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038678113
Product Key Features
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIdentifying Roots : Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures
Publication Year2020
SubjectGeneral, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Newton
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
SeriesCulture on the Edge: Studies in Identity Formation Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2020-000140
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.896/073
SynopsisThis volume presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots as a case study in 'operational acts of identification.' It examines the strategy and tactics Haley employed in developing a family origin story into an acclaimed national history. Where cultural studies scholars have critiqued notions of sacrosanct 'rootedness,' this book shows the fruit of critically identifying those claims. It reframes the concept of 'roots' as a theoretical vocabulary and grammar for the anthropology of scriptures - a way of parsing the cultural texts that seem to read us back. Identifying Roots invites scholars of religion to reimagine their place in the humans sciences. Theorizing from a tradition of African American interventions in the history of religion, Richard Newton registers the social dramas and dynamic rhetoric that render the cultural logic of scriptures powerful. Creatively marshaling intellectual history, ethnographic autobiography, Close Reading and discourse analysis, Newton enumerates the consequences for signifying people and cultural texts as intrinsically significant. More than an investigation into Alex Haley's legacy, Identifying Roots unearths the politics of beginnings and belongings., Identifying Roots presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots , examining the strategy and tactics Haley employed in developing a family origin story into an acclaimed national history. More than an investigation into Alex Haley's legacy, Identifying Roots unearths the politics of beginnings and belongings. While we all come from somewhere, this book examines the terms on which our roots can work as a tradition to embrace rather than a past to leave behind. And it investigates why some of the texts we read also seem to read us back. Identifying Roots invites readers to reimagine the way we tell stories. A provocative study that draws upon Black studies, the history of religions, and anthropology, this book underscores the social drama and dynamics that define our scriptures. Nimbly moving between the stories of Alex Haley, his characters, and the world that received them, Newton reminds us that our roots are stories of consequence.
LC Classification NumberE185.97.H24N49 2020
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