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Young, J. R. (2017). All god's children had wings: The flying African in history, literature, and lore. Journal of Africana Religions, 5(1), 50-70. Abstract: This article investigates stories of human light in the folklore of enslaved men and women throughout the plantation Americas, and especially along the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina where examples abound of Africans taking light and returning to an African homeland, more than an ocean away. The ubiquity of these stories and their persistence even after the era of slavery reveal a lasting search for a sanctuary away from the horrors of plantation life and racial oppression. This tradition of light posed a serious threat not only to slavery, which demanded ultimate control over the Black body, but also to evangelical religion and Enlightenment rationalism that conspired to support slavery in the first place. The lying African embodies a kind of resistance par excellence by asserting that enslaved men and women were not ultimately bound to chain or shackle but were instead free to challenge the constraints of slavery and the very limits of human capability. In addition, this article interrogates stories of lying Africans as a way of addressing some of the vexed epistemological problems that these stories raise for scholars. Keywords: folklore, Flying Africans, Lowcountry, Gullah 

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How historical narratives and contemporary issues can be expressed through dance, particularly within the context of the evolving NOSTOS choreographic project? This project aims to connect the ancient Greek concept of "nostos" (homecoming) with the current refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. Dance, as an expressive art form deeply intertwined with the human body, is inherently linked to its social and cultural contexts.

Diving into mythical modernity. Law of The Sea reimagines the mystique of a forgotten city, with rich textures, timeless designs and modernity. We rediscovered the hidden depths of the sea with our AW23 collection that navigates you through a modern interpretation of the ancient city of Atlantis. A clash between modernity and history. A creative fusion of fiction and reality.

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