"Queering" African American religious history

This article raises questions about how scholars of African American religions and of Black Queer Studies have historically and historiographically rendered queer and transgender persons as being devoid of a religion of their choosing. It calls for research on LGBTQ+ persons in African American reli...

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Main Author: Greene-Hayes, Ahmad (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-17
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Blacks / LGBT / Religion / History
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
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Summary:This article raises questions about how scholars of African American religions and of Black Queer Studies have historically and historiographically rendered queer and transgender persons as being devoid of a religion of their choosing. It calls for research on LGBTQ+ persons in African American religious history and discusses the necessity of "queering" theories and methods in the study of African American religions. To do this, it traces a genealogy of historians of African American religious history "queering" the study of African American religions in order to analyze the state of the field and chart new directions for future study.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12319