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African American Religious Cultures
- Published by ABC-CLIO
The first Africans to arrive as slaves in the Americas brought with them an array of faiths, including Islam and indigenous African religions, as well as an exposure in some cases to Christian beliefs. Over the past four centuries, these diverse spiritual roots have woven together - with still other faiths adopted and developed along the way - to produce the complex fabric of the contemporary African American religious experience.
Like no previous reference, African American Religious Cultures captures the full scope of African American religious identity, tracing the long history of African American engagement with spiritual practice while exploring the origins and complexities of current religious traditions.
This breakthrough encyclopedia offers alphabetically organized entries on every major spiritual belief system as it has evolved among African American communities, covering its beginnings, development, major doctrinal points, rituals, important figures, and defining moments. In addition, the work illustrates how the social and economic realities of life for African Americans have shaped beliefs across the spectrum of religious cultures.
- Published/Released: June 2010
- Original Copyright: 2009
- ISBN 13: 9781576075128
- ISBN 10: 1576075125
- Product number: 257382
- Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs (0.45 kgs)
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