From Trickster to Badman : The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom

To Protect Their Identity And Values, Africans Enslaved In America Transformed Various Familiar Character Types To Create Folk Heroes Who Offered Models Of Behavior Both Recognizable To Them As African People And Adaptable To Their Situation In America. Roberts Specifically Examines The Afro-american Trickster And The Trickster Tale Tradition, The Conjurer As Folk Hero, The Biblical Heroic Tradition, And The Badman As Outlaw Hero. -- Publisher Description From Http://www.upenn.edu (oct. 11, 2011). I. Introduction --- Ii. Br'er Rabbit And : Trickster Heroes In Slavery --- Iii. The Power Within: The Conjurer As Folk Hero --- Iv. Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals As Heroic Expression --- V. You Done Me Wrong: The Badman As Outlaw Hero --- Vi. Conclusion. John W. Roberts. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. cover ......Page 1 half title ......Page 2 title ......Page 3 loc ......Page 4 toc ......Page 5 acknowledgments ......Page 6 1 - introduction ......Page 7 2- br'er rabbit and john: trickster heroes in slavery ......Page 23 3 - the power within: the conjurer as folk hero ......Page 71 4 - christian soldiers all: spirituals as heroic expression ......Page 115 5 - "you done me wrong": the badman as outlaw hero ......Page 177 6 - conclusion ......Page 226 bibliography ......Page 229 index ......Page 236 We often use the term "hero" as if it denoted a universally recognized character type, and the concept of "heroism" as if it referred to a generally accepted behavioral category.