02987nam 22006854a 450 991045165350332120200520144314.00-19-517412-70-19-802031-71-280-90784-31-4294-3253-5(CKB)1000000000469652(EBL)431205(OCoLC)609832122(SSID)ssj0000365895(PQKBManifestationID)12151258(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365895(PQKBWorkID)10414734(PQKB)10771263(SSID)ssj0000246674(PQKBManifestationID)11210570(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246674(PQKBWorkID)10189773(PQKB)11752755(MiAaPQ)EBC431205(Au-PeEL)EBL431205(CaPaEBR)ebr10278476(CaONFJC)MIL90784(EXLCZ)99100000000046965220040622d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSlave religion[electronic resource] the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South /Albert J. RaboteauUpdated ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (414 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-502705-1 0-19-517413-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-388) and index.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;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 asAfrican AmericansSouthern StatesReligionSlavesReligious lifeSouthern StatesSouthern StatesChurch historyElectronic books.African AmericansReligion.SlavesReligious life299.6/0975/09034Raboteau Albert J1041417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451653503321Slave religion2464915UNINA