Conflict between Afro-American Shamanic practice and Christian Salvation in August Wilson's Joe Tuener's come and gone

Abstract

August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone high lights the conflict between African Shamanic cultural practice and the Christian religious practice. The major characters, Bynum and Loomis endeavor to unite the people and heal them through their special power that they claim to have possessed culturally.On the other hand, Loomis's wife, Martha believes in Christian rituals for African- American people's salvation. So, theireffort to bind and heal sick, lost, and separated people physically as well as spiritually through herbs, black songs and rituals,and Christian rituals exposes conflict though Bynum's practice are significant to resolve the conflict.