Esotericism in African American religious experience: "There is a mystery"

In this book Stephen C. Finley, Margarita Simon Guillory, and Hugh R. Page, Jr. assemble twenty groundbreaking essays that provide a rationale and parameters for Africana Esoteric Studies (AES): a new trans-disciplinary enterprise focused on the investigation of esoteric lore and practices in Africa...

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Published in:Aries book series
Contributors: Finley, Stephen C. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2014
In: Aries book series (19)
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Series/Journal:Aries book series 19
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Esotericism / Afro-American syncretism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:In this book Stephen C. Finley, Margarita Simon Guillory, and Hugh R. Page, Jr. assemble twenty groundbreaking essays that provide a rationale and parameters for Africana Esoteric Studies (AES): a new trans-disciplinary enterprise focused on the investigation of esoteric lore and practices in Africa and the African Diaspora. The goals of this new field - while akin to those of Religious Studies, Africana Studies, and Western Esoteric Studies - are focused on the impulses that give rise to Africana Esoteric Traditions (AETs) and the ways in which they can be understood as loci where issues such as race, ethnicity, and identity are engaged; and in which identity, embodiment, resistance, and meaning are negotiated
ISBN:9004283099