02436nam 2200601 a 450 991077920620332120210829223042.012807790719786613689467(CKB)2550000000106993(EBL)948658(SSID)ssj0000701976(PQKBManifestationID)12311825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701976(PQKBWorkID)10679631(PQKB)10180560(MiAaPQ)EBC948658(Au-PeEL)EBL948658(CaPaEBR)ebr10573607(CaONFJC)MIL368946(OCoLC)850192907(EXLCZ)99255000000010699320120119d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThen we'll sing a new song[electronic resource] African influences on America's religious landscape /Mary Ann ClarkLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (243 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0879-1 1-4422-0880-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.A most religious nation -- Jesus is my bosom friend: the development of American religion -- African Christianity: kingdom of Kongo -- The dead are not dead -- Children of Oduduwa: the Oyo empire -- Then why not every man? -- Children of the leopard: kingdom of Dahomey -- That voodoo that you do -- New African branches.This book tells the often-unrecognized, but important, story of how African religions have shaped faith in America. Mary Ann Clark explores the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the Atlantic slave trade, then examines how each may have influenced contemporary American beliefs and culture.SlaveryAfricaSlaveryUnited StatesAfrican AmericansReligionAfricaReligionSlaverySlaveryAfrican AmericansReligion.200.89/96073Clark Mary Ann1949-1337686MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779206203321Then we'll sing a new song3801211UNINA