Creole Catholicism before Black Catholicism: Religion and Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
The development of Afro-creole Catholicism in French colonial Louisiana preceded the interpretive category and historical experience of “Black Catholicism” in American history. A critical analysis of the creolization of Catholic and African identities reflects current trends in religious and African...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2014
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 271-279 |
| Further subjects: | B
Slavery
B Colonialism B Catholicism B creolization |
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| Summary: | The development of Afro-creole Catholicism in French colonial Louisiana preceded the interpretive category and historical experience of “Black Catholicism” in American history. A critical analysis of the creolization of Catholic and African identities reflects current trends in religious and Africana studies that seek to deconstruct essentialized categories associated with “Black religion.” |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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