Every time I feel the Spirit [[electronic resource] ] : religious experience and ritual in an African American church / / Timothy J. Nelson

• Autore: Nelson Timothy Jon
• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 248.4/082/0973
• Soggetto topico: African American women - Religious life; African American women - Religion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: God's house in the Holy City -- Religious experience and ritual -- "Do you really know who God is?" -- "On the battlefield" -- "In spirit and in truth" -- Sacrifice of praise -- Race, class, and religion -- Conclusion: belief, experience, and ritual.
• Sommario/riassunto: Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about ""dusty souls,"" speaking in tongues while ""in the spirit""-narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. For decades, scholars have been preoccupied with the relation between Black Christianity, civil rights, and social activism. Every Time I Feel the Spirit is about
• Titolo autorizzato: Every time I feel the Spirit
• ISBN: 0-8147-5881-9; 1-4294-1435-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996582046203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Qualitative studies in religion.