An Ethnography of an African American 'Holy Ghost' Church [electronic resource] : The Role of Saints, Shouters, and Street People in the Organizational Environment of St. Paul Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Floyd, James E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American churches--Nebraska--Omaha.

Social interaction--Nebraska--Omaha.

African American churches.

Social interaction--Omaha--Nebraska.

Social interaction.

Local Subjects:

African American churches--Nebraska--Omaha.

Social interaction--Nebraska--Omaha.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work assesses of the stress caused by the Holy Ghost Church's contact with its predominantly white metropolitan environment. It bridges the gap between the literature on African American churches and the street institution.

Contents:

AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN `HOLY GHOST' CHURCH The Role of Saints, Shouters, and Street People in the Organizational Environment of St. Paul Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I: The Inductive Pursuit of a Research Problem; Chapter II: ""Shoutin""' for My Lord""; Chapter III: The ""Action Seekers""; Chapter IV: The Saintly ""Old Fogies""; Chapter V: The Interorganizational Environment; Chapter VI: The Community Environment; Chapter VII: Church and Street-Corner Analogies

Chapter VIII: Stress and Coping in The Metropolitan EnvironmentReferences; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1871-7

OCLC:

823720307