African American Religion : a very short introduction
Eddie S. Glaude
Bok · Engelsk · 2014
| Omfang | xviii, 142 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Maskingenerert innholdsnote: -- Chapter One: -- The Category of "African American Religion" -- Chapter Two: -- Conjure and African American Religion -- Chapter Three -- African American Christianity and Its Early Phase (1760-1863) -- Chapter Four -- African American Christianity: The Modern Phase (1863-1980) -- Chapter Five -- African American Christianity: The Contemporary Phase (1980-present) -- Chapter Six -- African American Islam.. - "African American Religion offers a provocative historical and philosophical treatment of the religious life of African Americans. Glaude argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it singles out the distinctive ways religion has been leveraged by African Americans to respond to different racial regimes in the United States. That bold claim frames how he reads the historical record. Slavery, Jim Crow, and current appeals to color blindness serve as a backdrop for his treatment of conjure, African American Christianity and Islam"--
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| ISBN | 9780195182897
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