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This is a transdisciplinary analysis of 'The Life of Olaudah Equiano', first published in England in 1789. It was one of the earliest and remains to this day one of the best-known "slave" narratives. It is not simply autobiographical and it does not unproblematically register the several interests and motivations of a slave, spiritual, or travel narrative
"Unbounded influence over the credulity and superstition of the people": magic as slavery, slavery as magic -- "The White men had some spell or magic": a Black stranger's first contact with White men's magic -- "Every person there read the Bible": scripturalization as matrix of White men's magic -- "To the Britons first" the Gospel is preached": scripturalization in the nationalization of White men's magic -- "In the Bible, I saw things new": scripturalization and the mimetics of White men's magic -- "Take the book and tell God to make them dead": scripturalization as White men's hegemony -- "I could read it for myself": scripturalization, slavery, and agency.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano (Equiano, Olaudah)
New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012