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Saints in exile : the Holiness-Pentecostal experience in African American religion and culture /
"Saints in Exile studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of exile, both as an idea and an...
| 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 series (Oxford University Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Saints in Exile studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of exile, both as an idea and an experience, as the key to understanding the dialectical nature of African American religious and intellectual life, that W.E.B. Du Bois called "double-conscious." Sanders's saints in exile are a people who see themselves as "in the world but not of it"; their marginalized status is both self-imposed and involuntary, a consequence of racism, sexism and other forms of elitism. When joined with the biblical tropes of homecoming and reconciliation, the concept of exile serves as a vital vantage point from which to identify, critique, and remedy the continued alienation of blacks, women, and the poor in the United States." "Sanders's interpretive approach clarifies many paradoxical features of black existence, especially the peculiar inter-play of the sacred and the secular in African American song, speech, and dance. She particularly scrutinizes gospel music, a product of the Sanctified worship tradition that has had a significant influence on popular culture."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-170) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585257132 9780585257136 9780195131017 0195131010 9786610472611 6610472610 9780197741047 0197741045 |