Rituals of Resistance : African Atlantic Religion in Kongo and the Lowcountry South in the Era of Slavery

In Rituals of Resistance Jason R. Young explores the religious and ritual practices that linked West-Central Africa with the Lowcountry region of Georgia and South Carolina during the era of slavery. The choice of these two sites mirrors the historical trajectory of the transatlantic slave trade whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Jason R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Religion
Sklaverei
Religion.
Civilization > African influences.
Africans > Religion.
Africans > Migrations.
African diaspora.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Africains > Migrations.
Africains > Pays etrangers.
Africains > Georgie (État) > Religion.
Africains > Caroline du Sud > Religion.
Africans > Georgia > Religion.
Africans > South Carolina > Religion.
Georgia.
Kongolesen <Kongo, Demokratische Republik>
Kongo <Demokratische Republik>
USA > Südstaaten
South Carolina
South Carolina.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
America.
Amerique > Civilisation > Influence africaine.
America > Civilization > African influences.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Rituals of Resistance Jason R. Young explores the religious and ritual practices that linked West-Central Africa with the Lowcountry region of Georgia and South Carolina during the era of slavery. The choice of these two sites mirrors the historical trajectory of the transatlantic slave trade which, for centuries, transplanted Kongolese captives to the Lowcountry through the ports of Charleston and Savannah. Analyzing the historical exigencies of slavery and the slave trade that sent not only men and women but also cultural meanings, signs, symbols, and patterns across the Atlantic, Young a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780807135389

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