03515nam 22007692 450 991077947950332120151005020621.01-139-88915-X1-139-56467-61-139-55239-21-139-54988-X1-139-55484-01-139-55609-61-139-16224-11-283-63837-11-139-55113-2(CKB)2550000000707780(EBL)989109(OCoLC)813396562(SSID)ssj0000753483(PQKBManifestationID)11420797(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000753483(PQKBWorkID)10832366(PQKB)11762058(UkCbUP)CR9781139162241(MiAaPQ)EBC989109(Au-PeEL)EBL989109(CaPaEBR)ebr10608433(CaONFJC)MIL395083(OCoLC)817930393(EXLCZ)99255000000070778020110922d2012|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrican-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry /Ras Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2012.1 online resource (xxiv, 296 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge studies on the American SouthTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-02409-9 1-107-66882-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences and political discourse.Cambridge studies on the American South.African-Atlantic Cultures & the South Carolina LowcountryAfrican AmericansReligionAfricansSouth CarolinaReligionChristianity and other religionsCongo (Democratic Republic)Congo (Democratic Republic)ReligionSouth CarolinaReligionSouth CarolinaSocial life and customsAfrican AmericansReligion.AfricansReligion.Christianity and other religions200.89/9607307576HIS037000bisacshBrown Ras Michael1970-1512404UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910779479503321African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry3746272UNINA