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Genre/Form: | Church history History (form) |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Albert J Raboteau |
ISBN: | 0195145852 9780195145854 |
OCLC Number: | 45446256 |
Notes: | Originally published: African-American religion. New York : Oxford University Press, ©1999, in series: Religion in American life. |
Description: | x, 151 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Beginnings -- The independent African church movement -- "The invisible institution" : religion among the slaves -- In search of Canaan : emancipation and the limits of freedom -- From plantation to ghetto : religion in the city -- The black freedom struggle -- Black faith : continuity within change. |
Other Titles: | African-American religion |
Responsibility: | Albert J. Raboteau. |
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Roboteau is right in pointing out that religion has been neglected in African American scholarship, and his book is a good starting point for setting the record straight. * Journal of American Studies * ... very readable and offers good illustrations. * Journal of American Studies * Raboteau offers a comprehensive introductory text for undergraduates unfamiliar with African American religious traditions. * Journal of American Studies * Canaan Land gives a concise overview of the major factors influencing African American faith ... offers an insight into the African American experience. * American Studies Today * Read more...


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