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Beyond Christianity draws on rich ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances. This predominantly African American congregation is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Darnise C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2005]
Colección:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
Temas:
East Bay Church of Religious Science (Oakland, Calif.)
African Americans > California > Oakland > Religion.
Noirs américains > Californie > Oakland > Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
African Americans > Religion
Religion
California > Oakland
Oakland, Calif.
Schwärze
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • What Is Religious Science?
  • Historical Intersections and New Religious Adaptations
  • Westward Migration
  • East Bay Church of Religious Science in Perspective
  • Methodological Intersections and Conclusions
  • Implications for the Future
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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