The new Black gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the study of African American religions

Taking the influential work of Arthur Huff Fauset as a starting point to break down the false dichotomy that exists between mainstream and marginal, a new generation of scholars offers fresh ideas for understanding the religious expressions of African Americans in the United States. Fauset's 19...

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Subtitles:Arthur Huff Fauset and the study of African American religions
Contributors: Curtis, Edward E. 1970- (Other) ; Sigler, Danielle Brune (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Series/Journal:Religion in North America
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Fauset, Arthur Huff 1899-1983 / Afro-American syncretism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Afro-American syncretism
B Fauset, Arthur Huff
B Fauset, Arthur Huff 1899-1983 Fauset, Arthur Huff
B RELIGION ; Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
B Electronic books
B Fauset, Arthur Huff (1899-1983)
B African Americans Religion
B African Americans ; Religion
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Summary:Taking the influential work of Arthur Huff Fauset as a starting point to break down the false dichotomy that exists between mainstream and marginal, a new generation of scholars offers fresh ideas for understanding the religious expressions of African Americans in the United States. Fauset's 1944 classic, Black Gods of the Metropolis, launched original methods and theories for thinking about African American religions as modern, cosmopolitan, and democratic. The essays in this collection show the diversit
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Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:025300408X