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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824297403321

Titolo

Black religion and aesthetics : religious thought and life in Africa and the African diaspora / / edited by Anthony B. Pinn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

ISBN

1-282-55701-7

9786612557019

0-230-62294-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PinnAnthony B

Disciplina

200.89/96

Soggetti

African diaspora

Aesthetics, African

Africa Religion

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Black Labyrinth, Aesthetics, and Black Religion; Part 1 North and South America; Part 2 The Caribbean; Part 3 Europe; Part 4 Africa; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A great deal of attention has been given to the sociopolitical and theological importance of Black Religion. However, of less academic concern up to this point is the aesthetic qualities that define much of what is said and done within the context of Black Religion. Recognizing the centrality of the black body for black religious thought and life, this book proposes a conversation concerning various dimensions of the aesthetic considerations and qualities of Black Religion as found in various parts of the world, including the the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. In this respect, Black Religion is simply meant to connote the religious orientations and arrangements of people of African descent across the globe.