African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry

African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry
Author: Ras Michael Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139561049


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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
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Ras Michael Brown
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-d
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"African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-
Rituals of Resistance
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Pages: 379
Authors: Jason R. Young
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-11 - Publisher: LSU Press

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In Rituals of Resistance Jason R. Young explores the religious and ritual practices that linked West-Central Africa with the Lowcountry region of Georgia and So
Rituals of Resistance
Language: en
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Authors: Jason R. Young
Categories: History
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In Rituals of Resistance Jason R. Young explores the religious and ritual practices that linked West-Central Africa with the Lowcountry region of Georgia and So
African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Ras Michael Brown
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-08-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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