Slave Religion : the "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South.
Raboteau, Albert J.
Slave Religion : the "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. - 1 online resource (414 pages)
Contents; I: THE AFRICAN HERITAGE; 1. The African Diaspora; 2. Death of the Gods; II: "THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTION"; 3. Catechesis and Conversion; 4. The Rule of Gospel Order; 5. Religious Life in the Slave Community; 6. Religion, Rebellion, and Docility; Conclusion: Canaan Land; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today. Using a variety of first and second-hand sources-- some objective, some personal, all riveting-- Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, as well as.
9780198020318 0198020317 1280907843 9781280907845
African Americans--Religion.--Southern States
Enslaved persons--Religious life--Southern States.
Southern States--Church history.
299.60975 299.6097509034
Slave Religion : the "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. - 1 online resource (414 pages)
Contents; I: THE AFRICAN HERITAGE; 1. The African Diaspora; 2. Death of the Gods; II: "THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTION"; 3. Catechesis and Conversion; 4. The Rule of Gospel Order; 5. Religious Life in the Slave Community; 6. Religion, Rebellion, and Docility; Conclusion: Canaan Land; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today. Using a variety of first and second-hand sources-- some objective, some personal, all riveting-- Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, as well as.
9780198020318 0198020317 1280907843 9781280907845
African Americans--Religion.--Southern States
Enslaved persons--Religious life--Southern States.
Southern States--Church history.
299.60975 299.6097509034