TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raboteau,Albert J.
TI  - Slave Religion: the "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South
SN  - 9780198020318
U1  - 299.60975299.6097509034 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press, USA
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Southern States
KW  - Religion
KW  - Enslaved persons
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Church history
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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