{"title":"Killmonger's Quandary: Notes on Religious Meaning, Freedom, and Identity in Black Panther","authors":"D. Hills","doi":"10.5325/jafrireli.8.1.0062","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article explores constructions of meaning and Black male identity formation as portrayed in the film Black Panther. Interpreted through the prism of Black religious thought, ethics, and Africana framings of relationality, Black Panther provides insight into the nature and terms of identity formation and meaning-making as critical features of Black religion broadly conceived.","PeriodicalId":41877,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Africana Religions","volume":"8 1","pages":"62 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Africana Religions","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrireli.8.1.0062","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract:This article explores constructions of meaning and Black male identity formation as portrayed in the film Black Panther. Interpreted through the prism of Black religious thought, ethics, and Africana framings of relationality, Black Panther provides insight into the nature and terms of identity formation and meaning-making as critical features of Black religion broadly conceived.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Africana Religions publishes critical scholarship on Africana religions, including the religious traditions of African and African Diasporic peoples as well as religious traditions influenced by the diverse cultural heritage of Africa. An interdisciplinary journal encompassing history, anthropology, Africana studies, gender studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, and other allied disciplines, the Journal of Africana Religions embraces a variety of humanistic and social scientific methodologies in understanding the social, political, and cultural meanings and functions of Africana religions.