LEADER 03515nam 22007692 450 001 9910779479503321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-139-88915-X 010 $a1-139-56467-6 010 $a1-139-55239-2 010 $a1-139-54988-X 010 $a1-139-55484-0 010 $a1-139-55609-6 010 $a1-139-16224-1 010 $a1-283-63837-1 010 $a1-139-55113-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707780 035 $a(EBL)989109 035 $a(OCoLC)813396562 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000753483 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420797 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000753483 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10832366 035 $a(PQKB)11762058 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139162241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC989109 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL989109 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10608433 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL395083 035 $a(OCoLC)817930393 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707780 100 $a20110922d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrican-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry /$fRas Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiv, 296 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies on the American South 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-02409-9 311 $a1-107-66882-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPlace, 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. 330 $aAfrican-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences and political discourse. 410 0$aCambridge studies on the American South. 517 3 $aAfrican-Atlantic Cultures & the South Carolina Lowcountry 606 $aAfrican Americans$xReligion 606 $aAfricans$zSouth Carolina$xReligion 606 $aChristianity and other religions$zCongo (Democratic Republic) 607 $aCongo (Democratic Republic)$xReligion 607 $aSouth Carolina$xReligion 607 $aSouth Carolina$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xReligion. 615 0$aAfricans$xReligion. 615 0$aChristianity and other religions 676 $a200.89/9607307576 686 $aHIS037000$2bisacsh 700 $aBrown$b Ras Michael$f1970-$01512404 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779479503321 996 $aAfrican-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry$93746272 997 $aUNINA