An ethnography of an African American "Holy Ghost" Church : the role of saints, shouters, and street people in the organizatonal environment of St. Paul Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska /

This work assesses of the stress caused by the Holy Ghost Church's contact with its predominantly white metropolitan environment. It bridges the gap between the literature on African American churches and the street institution.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Floyd, James E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010.
Temas:
African American churches > Nebraska > Omaha.
Social interaction > Nebraska > Omaha.
Églises noires américaines > Nebraska > Omaha.
Interaction sociale > Nebraska > Omaha.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
African American churches
Social interaction
Nebraska > Omaha
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN `HOLY GHOST' CHURCH The Role of Saints, Shouters, and Street People in the Organizational Environment of St. Paul Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I: The Inductive Pursuit of a Research Problem; Chapter II: Shoutin' for My Lord
  • Chapter III: The Action Seekers
  • Chapter IV: The Saintly Old Fogies
  • Chapter V: The Interorganizational Environment; Chapter VI: The Community Environment; Chapter VII: Church and Street-Corner Analogies.
  • Chapter VIII: Stress and Coping in The Metropolitan EnvironmentReferences; Index.

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