A Noble Fight : African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America /

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"A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meanings behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested terrain of American democracy. Combining cultural and political theory with extensive archival research--including the...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Walker, Corey D. B.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2008]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
African American freemasons
African American freemasonry
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Social conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Freemasonry & Secret Societies.
Francs-maçons noirs americains > Histoire.
Franc-maçonnerie noire americaine > Histoire.
African American freemasons > History.
African American freemasonry > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Secret rites, public power
  • The specter of democracy
  • A cartography of democracy
  • Ritual and revolution
  • A new political ideology
  • The democratic uses of ritual and secrecy
  • Epilogue: Race, ritual, and the struggle for democracy in America.

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