Every Time I Feel the Spirit : Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church.

Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Timothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2004.
Colección:Qualitative studies in religion.
Temas:
African American women > Religious life.
African American women > Religion.
Noires américaines > Vie religieuse.
Noires américaines > Religion.
RELIGION > General.
African American women > Religion
African American women > Religious life
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. For decades, scholars have been preoccupied with the relation between Black Christianity, civil rights, and social activism. Every Time I Feel the
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780814758816
0814758819

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