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The religious dancing of American slaves, 1820-1865 : spiritual ecstasy at baptisms, funerals, and Sunday meetings / Kenneth Thomas ; with a foreword by Hugh Tulloch.
- Title
- The religious dancing of American slaves, 1820-1865 : spiritual ecstasy at baptisms, funerals, and Sunday meetings / Kenneth Thomas ; with a foreword by Hugh Tulloch.
- Author
- Thomas, Kenneth, 1954-
- Publication
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E443 .T48 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 136 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- African Americans > Southern States > Religion > 19th century
- Enslaved persons > Southern States > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Enslaved persons > History > Southern States > 19th century
- Religious dance > Southern States > History > 19th century
- Ecstatic dance > Southern States > History > 19th century
- Rites and ceremonies > Southern States > History > 19th century
- African Americans > Southern States > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Southern States > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Southern States > Religious life and customs
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-131) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Contours -- South Carolinians -- Baptism -- Sundays -- Spirituals -- Ecstasy -- Funerals -- Black America.
- ISBN
- 9780773449268
- 0773449264
- LCCN
- ^^2008038650
- OCLC
- 246891915
- SCSB-11124156
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library