Embodying Black Religions in Africa and Its Diasporas
"Embodying Black Religions in African and Its Diasporas critically examines the role of the body as religiously motivated social action for people of African descent across the geographic regions of the African continent, the Caribbean and Latin America, the American South, and Europe. Tackling...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Durham
Duke University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ New religion
/ Islam
/ USA
/ Blacks
/ Religiosity
/ Embodiment
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| Further subjects: | B
Africa
Religious life and customs
B Religion Social aspects (Africa) B Religions African influences B Religion and culture (Africa) B African Diaspora B Electronic books B Africa Religion |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "Embodying Black Religions in African and Its Diasporas critically examines the role of the body as religiously motivated social action for people of African descent across the geographic regions of the African continent, the Caribbean and Latin America, the American South, and Europe. Tackling a variety of religious contexts, from Pentecostalism, to Ifa divination, to Islam, the contributors investigate the complex intersections between the body, religious expression, and the construction and negotiation of particular social relationships and collective identities"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4780-1311-2 |
