INTRODUCING AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION by Anthony B. Pinn ( 9780415694001 )

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Title:

INTRODUCING AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION

By:

Anthony B. Pinn

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415694000

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9780415694001

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

16 November, 2012

Series:

World Religions

Pages:

288

Description:

This volume offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Moving beyond institutional history that dominates other books, it provides a reader-friendly depiction of the major issues, themes, and problems confronted by African Americans involved in a variety of traditions.

Synopsis:

This book offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Tracing what it has meant to be African American and religious within the context of the United States, it provides a vital snapshot of some of the traditions that have shaped the religious imagination of the country. Major themes and problems encountered by African Americans involved in a variety of traditions are depicted in a clear and engaging fashion. The chapters move from the period of slavery and the early arrangement of religious thought and practice within communities of enslaved Africans to the more recent growth in the number of African American "Nones". Drawing on cultural developments such as hip hop, Anthony Pinn links the language and activities of African American religious experience to the cultural worlds in which African Americans live. Introducing African American Religion includes illustrations, summaries, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading as well as a glossary and chronology, helping students to become familiar with the main terms of the traditions discussed and to place their development in historical context.Additional resources can be found on the companion website: www.routledge.com/cw/pinn

Illustrations:

50 black & white halftones

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Routledge

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