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Slave religion : the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South / Albert J. Raboteau.
- Title
- Slave religion : the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South / Albert J. Raboteau.
- Author
- Raboteau, Albert J.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1978.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 382 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Using a variety of first and second-hand sources-- some objective, some personal-- the author analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, as well as missionary reports, travel accounts, folklore, black autobiographies, and the journals of white observers to describe the day-to-day religious life in the slave communities.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Church history
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The African diaspora -- Death of the gods -- Catechesis and conversion -- The rule of gospel order -- Religious life in the slave community -- Religion, rebellion, and docility -- Conclusion : Canaan land.
- ISBN
- 0195024389
- 0195027051 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^78007275^
- OCLC
- 3843093
- SCSB-10325144
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library