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- The first psycho-biographical project on a major 19th century Black personality and thinker
- Examines primary source documents authored by Frederick Douglass himself
- Examines the psychosocial, cultural, and religious environments that influenced Douglass, as well as his counter-influence on the same environments
Part of the book series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice (BRWT)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In the extreme context of the American slavocracy, how do we account for the robust subjectivity and agency of Frederick Douglass? In an environment of extremity, where most contemporary psychological theory suggests the human spirit would be vanquished, how did Frederick Douglass emerge to become one of the most prolific thinkers of the 19th century? To address this question, this book engages in a psychoanalytic examination of all four of Frederick Douglass’ autobiographies. Danjuma Gibson examines when, how, and why Douglass tells his story in the manner he does, how his story shifts and takes shape with each successive autobiography, and the resulting psychodynamic, pastoral, and practical theological implications.
Authors and Affiliations
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Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Danjuma G. Gibson
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Frederick Douglass, a Psychobiography
Book Subtitle: Rethinking Subjectivity in the Western Experiment of Democracy
Authors: Danjuma G. Gibson
Series Title: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75229-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75228-0Published: 23 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09176-7Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75229-7Published: 11 April 2018
Series ISSN: 2945-6975
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 192
Topics: Black Theology, African American Culture, African Politics, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Religion and Psychology