African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry

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Title
"African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry"
Statement of Responsibility
Ras Michael Brown
Publisher
  • Cambridge University Press
Publication Year
  • 2012
Book size
24 cm
Series Name / No
  • : hardback

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Summary: "African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences, and political discourse"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

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