Old Ship of Zion : the Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora.
Following the author's fieldwork in black Baptist churches in Texas, he retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. His historical comparisons and linguistic analyses uncover striking parallels between "Afro-Baptist" services and religious rituals in West and Ce...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1996.
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Colección: | Religion in America (New York, N.Y.)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Following the author's fieldwork in black Baptist churches in Texas, he retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. His historical comparisons and linguistic analyses uncover striking parallels between "Afro-Baptist" services and religious rituals in West and Central Africa |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780198023883 019802388X 9780195354805 019535480X 1280453508 9781280453502 |