Something within : religion in African-American political activism /

One of the first book-length studies devoted to religion and African-American political activism in a generation, Something Within explores how Afro-Christianity, in various ways, promotes the political activism of African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Fredrick C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Temas:
African Americans > Religion.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Noirs américains > Religion.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
African Americans > Politics and government
African Americans > Religion
Christianity and politics
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:One of the first book-length studies devoted to religion and African-American political activism in a generation, Something Within explores how Afro-Christianity, in various ways, promotes the political activism of African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey research, this book illustrates the participatory effects of Afro-Christianity by examining its institutional, psychological, and cultural influences. Going beyond the opiate-inspiration debate that has dominated research on the subject, Author Fredrick C. Harris advances a new theory of religion as a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 227 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.
ISBN:142373825X
9781423738251
1602562849
9781602562844

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