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In Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo, the 'dancing fever' of Jes Grew is sometimes likened to a religion. PaPa LaBas and Black Herman say that dancing has been part of the "race soul" for thousands of years. Specifically, Jes Grew gets likened to Judeo-Christian faiths--which were historically oppressed. In Papa Labas's and Black Herman's argument with Abdul, we see the deconstruction of these institutions however, as their inconsistencies are put on display by the three. However, another layer lies beyond the initial facade-- the fact that another strain of Jes Grew has already happened successfully, and has already taken over an entire state [queue dramatic music] Folks, I'm talking about Mormonism--the white version of Jes Grew. Basically the religion is like Christianity with an America expansion DLC. First, some history-- According to scripture translated from golden plates found in the ground that can only be read out of a hat by one man, ancien...