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Mumbo Jumbo
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- 19 feature instances
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Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed.1920s America has been beset by a mysterious virus known as "Jes Grew", causing anyone who catches it to become obsessed with jazz, dancing, and voodoo. On one hand "The Wallflower Order," an international conspiracy dedicated to monotheism and control, is working to wipe out the virus and re-establish Eurocentrism. | |
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2018-07-28T19:18:18Z | |
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2020-06-24T07:21:04Z | |
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Dropped link to MagicalRealism: Not a Feature - UNKNOWN | |
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No Celebrities Were Harmed | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_1282bf4f | comment |
No Celebrities Were Harmed: 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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Cool Old Guy | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_17501df2 | comment |
Cool Old Guy: Papa LaBas. His exact age is not clear, but he's definitely up there. | |
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La Résistance | |
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La Résistance: The Mu’tafikah, who "rescue" artworks in museums and ship them back to their nations of origin. | |
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Angry Black Man | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_3cfdffd7 | comment |
Angry Black Man: Abdul Sufi, an expy of early Black Muslim leaders. It's really just a pose, designed to win money and popular support. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_40cc0c7e | comment |
Bittersweet Ending: With the destruction of Jes Grew’s text there’s no sign it will ever return, but Von Vinkle and the others are brought to justice at Haiti | |
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| Mumbo Jumbo / int_4603ea49 | type |
Mystical Plague | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_4603ea49 | comment |
Mystical Plague: The mysterious Jes Grew, a metaphysical disease considered by its opponents to be of devilish origin. | |
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Token White | |
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Token White: Thor, the one white member of the Mu'tafikah. | |
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Ancient Conspiracy | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_8e5c862 | comment |
Ancient Conspiracy: The Order of the Wallflower, the last survivor of a variety of Knight's Orders dedicated to defending Western Culture. | |
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| Mumbo Jumbo / int_90c54800 | type |
Scrapbook Story | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_90c54800 | comment |
Scrapbook Story: Partially. Sizeable chunks of the text are journal entries and monologues, as well as phony news stories. | |
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Occult Detective | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_9dd84122 | comment |
Occult Detective: Papa LaBas, who is either the only one of his kind in-universe or simply the best. | |
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Alternate History | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_a86069f | comment |
Alternate History: The whole book is one, describing the cultural events of the Jazz Age as a struggle between secret societies. | |
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| Mumbo Jumbo / int_b2e94341 | type |
Based on a Great Big Lie | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_b2e94341 | comment |
Based on a Great Big Lie: Reed’s view of history | |
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Big Applesauce | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_beb932ca | comment |
Big Applesauce: 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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Shout-Out | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Jes Grew is an allusion to Topsy, a slave character from Uncle Tom's Cabin – like her Jes Grew just grew, appearing out of nowhere | |
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TheRoaringTwenties | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_c867e57 | comment |
The Roaring '20s: 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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| Mumbo Jumbo / int_ce1d78bc | type |
Foreign Queasine | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_ce1d78bc | comment |
Foreign Queasine: Von Vinkle dines on weeds collected from the grave of a dead infant | |
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Hollywood Voodoo | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_d8085f48 | comment |
Hollywood Voodoo: Averted. Reed's portrayal of hoodoo and Louisiana folk magic is extremely accurate, and real-life voodoo figures Black Herman and Papa LaBas feature prominently in the story | |
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Beethoven Was an Alien Spy | |
| Mumbo Jumbo / int_ec7da60a | comment |
Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: Major historical figures are part of the Ancient Conspiracy. | |
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African-American Media / int_60dfa66a | |
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Afrofuturism / int_60dfa66a | |
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Malcolm Xerox / int_60dfa66a | |
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Mumbo Jumbo |
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