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UNINA9910961085903321 |
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Autore |
Brown Ras Michael <1970-> |
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Titolo |
African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry / / Ras Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
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Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
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1-139-88915-X |
1-139-56467-6 |
1-139-55239-2 |
1-139-54988-X |
1-139-55484-0 |
1-139-55609-6 |
1-139-16224-1 |
1-283-63837-1 |
1-139-55113-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiv, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies on the American South |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Religion |
Africans - South Carolina - Religion |
Christianity and other religions - Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo Religion |
South Carolina Religion |
South Carolina Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Place, culture, and power -- Land of the living -- African spirits of the land and water -- African landscapes of the Lowcountry -- Spiritual guardians in the wilderness -- Mermaid histories and power. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing |
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