African American Female Mysticism : Nineteenth-Century Religious Activism / / by Joy R. Bostic
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| Autore: |
Bostic Joy R
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| Titolo: |
African American Female Mysticism : Nineteenth-Century Religious Activism / / by Joy R. Bostic
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 248.220922 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social history |
| America—History | |
| Philosophy | |
| History, Modern | |
| Religion—History | |
| Africa—History | |
| Social History | |
| History of the Americas | |
| History of Philosophy | |
| Modern History | |
| History of Religion | |
| African History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 African American Female Mysticism: The Nineteenth-Century Contextual Landscape; 2 Defining Mysticism and the Sacred-Social Worlds of African American Women; 3 Standing upon the Precipice: Community, Evil, and Black Female Subjectivity; 4 God I Didn't Know You Were So Big: Apophatic Mysticism and Expanding Worldviews; 5 Look at What You Have Done: Sacred Power and Reimagining the Divine; 6 Weaving the Spider's Web: African American Female Mystical Activism; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | African-American Female Mysticism: Nineteenth Century Religious Activism is an important book-length treatment of African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism - Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African American Female Mysticism |
| ISBN: | 1-349-47676-5 |
| 1-137-37505-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819807603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice