African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry / Ras Michael Brown

Public ISBD Titre : African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ras Michael Brown, Auteur Editeur : Archives Contemporaines Année de publication : 2012 Importance : 317 p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coll. Format : 23 x 15 cm. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-107-02409-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 200 Religion Résumé : Disponible a un precio menor de otros vendedores que podrían no ofrecer envío Prime gratis. African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences, and political discourse. African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry [texte imprimé] / Ras Michael Brown, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Archives Contemporaines, 2012 . - 317 p. : couv. ill. en coll. ; 23 x 15 cm. ISBN : 978-1-107-02409-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 200 Religion Résumé : Disponible a un precio menor de otros vendedores que podrían no ofrecer envío Prime gratis. African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences, and political discourse.

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