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Title:
African American religion : a very short introduction / Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Author:
Glaude, Eddie S., Jr., 1968- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]
Call Number:
BR563.N4 G59 2014
Abstract:
"African American Religion offers a provocative historical and philosophical treatment of the religious life of African Americans. Glaude argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it singles out the distinctive ways religion has been leveraged by African Americans to respond to different racial regimes in the United States. That bold claim frames how he reads the historical record. Slavery, Jim Crow, and current appeals to color blindness serve as a backdrop for his treatment of conjure, African American Christianity and Islam"-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:
9780195182897
Series:
Very short introductions ; 397

Very short introductions ; 397.
Physical Description:
xviii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
The Category of "African American Religion" -- Conjure and African American Religion -- African American Christianity: The Early Phase (1760-1863) -- African American Christianity: The Modern Phase (1863-1935) -- African American Christianity: The Modern Phase (1935-1980) -- African American Christianity since 1980 -- African American Islam -- Conclusion.
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