Slavery, Civil War, and salvation: African American slaves and Christianity, 1830-1870
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1. Verfasser: Fountain, Daniel L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press ©2010
Schriftenreihe:Conflicting worlds
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Afro-Christianity by the numbers -- Christ in chains -- Alternatives to Christianity within the Antebellum slave community -- Christ unchained
During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation, however, Daniel Fountain raises the possibility that Afro-Christianity played a less significant role within the antebellum slave community than most scholars currently assert. Bolstering his argument with a quantitative survey of religious behavior and WPA slave narratives, Fountain presents a new timeline for the African American conversion experience
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 159 pages)
ISBN:0807136999
0807138061
9780807136997
9780807138069

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