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African American religion : a very short introduction / Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 397.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]Description: xviii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195182897
  • 0195182898
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL625.2 .G59 2014
  • BR563.B53 G59 2014
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.
Summary: "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"--
List(s) this item appears in: Oxford very short introduction series
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Circulating Book Collection Circulating Book Collection Albright College Library CCM--Ask at Reference Desk General collection 200.89 G552a 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31856002516076
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-132) and index.

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.

"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"--

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