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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pitts, Walter F.
Otros Autores: Wimbush, Vincent L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Colección:Religion in America (New York, N.Y.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198023883
019802388X
9780195354805
019535480X
1280453508
9781280453502