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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451653503321

Autore

Raboteau Albert J

Titolo

Slave religion [[electronic resource] ] : the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South / / Albert J. Raboteau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-517412-7

0-19-802031-7

1-280-90784-3

1-4294-3253-5

Edizione

[Updated ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Disciplina

299.6/0975/09034

Soggetti

African Americans - Southern States - Religion

Slaves - Religious life - Southern States

Electronic books.

Southern States Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-388) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I: THE AFRICAN HERITAGE; 1. The African Diaspora; 2. Death of the Gods; II: ""THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTION""; 3. Catechesis and Conversion; 4. The Rule of Gospel Order; 5. Religious Life in the Slave Community; 6. Religion, Rebellion, and Docility; Conclusion: Canaan Land; Afterword; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today. Using a variety of first and second-hand sources-- some objective, some personal, all riveting-- Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, as well as