History for Literature/MumboJumbo

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of early Black Muslim leaders. [[StrawHypocrite It's really just a pose,]] designed to win money and popular support.

Malady

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Cryoclaste

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* ShoutOut: Jes Grew is an allusion to Topsy, a slave character from UncleTomsCabin – like her Jes Grew [[ShapedLikeItself just grew,]] appearing out of nowhere

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* ShoutOut: Jes Grew is an allusion to Topsy, a slave character from ~~UncleTomsCabin~~ ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'' – like her Jes Grew [[ShapedLikeItself just grew,]] appearing out of nowhere

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''Mumbo Jumbo'' is a 1972 satirical novel by IshmaelReed.

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''Mumbo Jumbo'' is a 1972 satirical novel by ~~IshmaelReed.~~
Creator/IshmaelReed.

SoapheadChurch

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of early Black Muslim leaders.

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of early Black Muslim leaders. [[StrawHypocrite It's really just a pose,]] designed to win money and popular support.

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%%* BigApplesauce

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~~%%* BigApplesauce~~* BigApplesauce: The main story takes place in 1920's Harlem. References to the literature and music of the Harlem Renaissance are also very abundant.

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%%* CoolOldGuy: Papa [=LaBas=]

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%%* * CoolOldGuy: Papa ~~[=LaBas=]~~[=LaBas=]. His exact age is not clear, but he's definitely up there.

SoapheadChurch

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%%* AlternateHistory

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~~%%* AlternateHistory~~* AlternateHistory: The whole book is one, describing the cultural events of the Jazz Age as a struggle between secret societies.

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%%* ScrapbookStory

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~~%%* ScrapbookStory~~* ScrapbookStory: Partially. Sizeable chunks of the text are journal entries and monologues, as well as phony news stories.

SoapheadChurch

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* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted. Reed's portrayal of hoodoo and Louisiana folk magic is extremely accurate, and real-life voodoo figures Black Herman and Papa LeBas feature prominently in the story

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* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted. Reed's portrayal of hoodoo and Louisiana folk magic is extremely accurate, and real-life voodoo figures Black Herman and Papa ~~LeBas~~ [=LaBas=] feature prominently in the story

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* OccultDetective: Papa LaBas, who is either the only one of his kind in-universe or simply the best.

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* OccultDetective: Papa ~~LaBas,~~ [=LaBas=], who is either the only one of his kind in-universe or simply the best.

SoapheadChurch

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of Black Muslims such as Malcom X [[spoiler: later, Woodrow Wilson’s dad.]]

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of early Black ~~Muslims such as Malcom X [[spoiler: later, Woodrow Wilson’s dad.]]~~Muslim leaders.

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* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew, considered by its opponents to be a disease of devilish origin.

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* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew, a metaphysical disease considered by its opponents to be ~~a disease~~ of devilish origin.

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%%* TheRoaringTwenties

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~~%%* TheRoaringTwenties~~* TheRoaringTwenties: The story takes place during the Jazz Age, and discusses the implications of the growing popularity of Black culture and music during that time period.

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%%* SteamPunk: Some elements
%%* TokenWhite: Thor

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%%* SteamPunk: Some elements
%%* * TokenWhite: ~~Thor~~Thor, the one white member of the Mu'tafikah.

SoapheadChurch

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%%* AncientConspiracy

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~~%%* AncientConspiracy~~* AncientConspiracy: The Order of the Wallflower, the last survivor of a variety of Knight's Orders dedicated to defending Western Culture.

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~~%%* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy~~* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Major historical figures are part of the AncientConspiracy.

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%%* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted
%%* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah
%%* MagicalRealism
%%* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew

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%%* * HollywoodVoodoo: Averted
%%* Averted. Reed's portrayal of hoodoo and Louisiana folk magic is extremely accurate, and real-life voodoo figures Black Herman and Papa LeBas feature prominently in the story
* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah
%%* MagicalRealism
%%* Mu’tafikah, who "rescue" artworks in museums and ship them back to their nations of origin.
* MagicalRealism: Actual historical events events co-exist with voodoo and psychic phenomena. Moreover, occultism is an efficacious and respected field of study in-universe.
* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes ~~Grew~~Grew, considered by its opponents to be a disease of devilish origin.

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%%* OccultDetective: Papa La Bas

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%%* * OccultDetective: Papa ~~La Bas~~LaBas, who is either the only one of his kind in-universe or simply the best.

Morgenthaler

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* AlternateHistory
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* BeardOfEvil: Hierphant 1
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* TheBigEasy

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* %%* BeardOfEvil: Hierphant 1
* %%* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy
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* CoolOldGuy: Papa [=LaBas=]

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* %%* CoolOldGuy: Papa [=LaBas=]

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* GermanicEfficiency
* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted
* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah
* MagicalRealism
* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew

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* %%* GermanicEfficiency
* %%* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted
* %%* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah
* %%* MagicalRealism
* %%* MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew

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* OccultDetective: Papa La Bas
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* %%* OccultDetective: Papa La Bas
* %%* TheRoaringTwenties
* %%* ScrapbookStory

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* SteamPunk: Some elements
* TokenWhite: Thor

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* %%* SteamPunk: Some elements
* %%* TokenWhite: ~~Thor~~

Thor
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SoapheadChurch

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* TheBigApple

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* ~~TheBigApple~~BigApplesauce

SoapheadChurch

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* MysticalPlague:

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* ~~MysticalPlague:~~MysticalPlague: The mysterious Jes Grew

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* OccultDetective: Papa La Bas

SoapheadChurch

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Being an allegorical novel, several of the characters are based on real people. Often with little to no subterfuge.
** Abdul Sufi is based on the Black Islamic militant preacher Sufi Abdul Hamid.
** The character Black Herman is based on the real life magician and root doctor, Benjamin "Black Herman" Rucker.

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* TokenWhiteGuy: Thor

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* ~~TokenWhiteGuy:~~ TokenWhite: Thor

Ecclytennysmithylove

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Earline’s possession

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Mar 2nd 2014 at 8:09:26 AM

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* {{Anvilicious}}: White people and Western Culture as a whole are EEEEVIL!

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Oct 21st 2011 at 12:34:00 PM

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* AngryBlackMan: Abdul Sufi, an expy of Black Muslims such as Malcom X [[spoiler: later, Woodrow Wilson’s dad.]]

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* BeardOfEvil: Hierphant 1

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* TheBigApple
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* {{Expy}}: Von Vinkle is a parody of _____ a white publisher who promoted many prominent authors of the Harlem Renaissance

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* ~~{{Expy}}:~~ ForeignQueasine: Von Vinkle ~~is a parody of _____ a white publisher who promoted many prominent authors of~~ dines on weeds collected from the ~~Harlem Renaissance~~grave of a dead infant
* GermanicEfficiency

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* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah
* MagicalRealism

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* SteamPunk: Some elements
* TokenWhiteGuy: Thor

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* LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah

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* ~~LaResistance: The Mu’tafikah~~ScrapbookStory

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* AngryBlackMan: an expy of Black Muslims such as Malcom X [[spoiler: later, Woodrow Wilson’s dad.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Hierphant 1
* Von Vinkle dines on weeds collected from the grave of a dead infant
* MagicalRealism
* ScrapbookStory
* TheBigApple
* TheBigEasy

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* ~~AngryBlackMan: an expy of Black Muslims such as Malcom X [[spoiler: later, Woodrow Wilson’s dad.]]~~
SteamPunk: Some elements
* BeardOfEvil: Hierphant 1
* Von Vinkle dines on weeds collected from the grave of a dead infant
* MagicalRealism
* ScrapbookStory
* TheBigApple
* TheBigEasyTokenWhiteGuy: Thor

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