Slave religion : the "invisible institution" in the antebellum South / Albert J. Raboteau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raboteau, Albert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Southern States--Religion.

African Americans.

Enslaved persons--Religious life--Southern States.

Enslaved persons.

Southern States--Church history.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

xi, 397 p. : ill.

Edition:

Updated ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Using a variety of first and second-hand sources--some objective, some personal, all riveting--Raboteau 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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

I: THE AFRICAN HERITAGE

1. The African Diaspora

2. Death of the Gods

II: "THE INVISIBLE INSTITUTION

3. Catechesis and Conversion

4. The Rule of Gospel Order

5. Religious Life in the Slave Community

6. Religion, Rebellion, and Docility

Conclusion: Canaan Land

Afterword

Notes

Index

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Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-388) and index.

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ISBN:

0198020317

9780198020318

OCLC:

609832122