“Wherefore She Made Suit”: African Women's Religious and Spiritual Determinism in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England

Historical evidence of early modern English religious communities demonstrate that culturally negative perceptions of skin color and ethnicity contributed to theological notions of black inferiority which supported societal hierarchies based on racial and gender discrimination. This essay analyzes t...

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Main Author: Lewis, Tamara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2017]
In: Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 11, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B African Women
B birth of race
B spiritual determinism
B religious determinism
B early modern England
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