Matter, Magic, and Spirit : Representing Indian and African American Belief /

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Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Murray, David, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Totemism.
Religion.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Magic.
Indians of North America > Religion.
African Americans > Religion.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
totemism.
Totemisme.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux.
Noirs americains > Religion.
North & South American Religions.
Philosophy & Religion.
United States.
États-Unis > Religion.
United States > Religion.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Hierarchies of Race and Religion: Fetishism, Totemism, Manitou, and Conjure
  • Chapter 2. Superstition and Progress
  • Chapter 3. Primitivism, Modernism, and Magic
  • Chapter 4. Black Arts: Conjure and Spirit
  • Chapter 5. The Return of the Fetish
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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