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Slave religion : the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South /
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Edición: | Updated ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today. Using a variety of first and second-hand sources-- some objective, some personal, all riveting-- Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, as well as. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 397 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-388) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429432535 1429432535 9780195174137 0195174135 9780195174120 0195174127 0198020317 9780198020318 |