African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry (Cambridge Studies on the American South)

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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An aparitie	2014
Autor	Professor Ras Michael Brown
Dimensiuni	15.2 x 1.8 x 22.9 cm
Editura	Cambridge University Press
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9781107668829
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	322