| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 234 pages) : illustrations, map |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A most religious nation -- Jesus is my bosom friend: the development of American religion -- African Christianity: kingdom of Kongo -- The dead are not dead -- Children of Oduduwa: the Oyo empire -- Then why not every man? -- Children of the leopard: kingdom of Dahomey -- That voodoo that you do -- New African branches. |
| Summary |
This book tells the often-unrecognized, but important, story of how African religions have shaped faith in America. Mary Ann Clark explores the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the Atlantic slave trade, then examines how each may have influenced contemporary American beliefs and culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Africa -- Religion.
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Africa. |
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Religion. |
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Slavery -- Africa.
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Slavery. |
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Slavery -- United States.
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Religion.
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African Americans -- Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442208797 1442208791 (DLC) 2012000653 |
| ISBN |
1442208813 (electronic book) |
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9781442208810 (electronic book) |
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9781442208797 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442208791 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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