Black Orthodox "Visual Piety": People, Saints, and Icons in Pursuit of Reconciliation
African Americans regularly join Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States. By focusing on what practitioners do with Orthodox icons, this case study explores the processes through which specific experiences and expressions of being an Orthodox Christian become possible and meaningful for Afric...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2020]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-121 |
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USA
/ Orthodox Christian
/ Blacks
/ Saints
/ Identity
/ Affiliation with
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CE Christian art CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBQ North America KCD Hagiography; saints KDF Orthodox Church |
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religion and race in America
B African American history B Visual Culture B Orthodox Christianity |
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