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Then We'll Sing a New Song

African Influences on America's Religious Landscape
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 2012

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Then We'll Sing a New Song is a fascinating examination of how African religions have shaped belief and practices in America. Not just the story of the development of African American religions or the black church, this book tells the often-unrecognized, but important story of how African religions have shaped religion in America more broadly.

Mary Ann Clark introduces readers to the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the African slave trade, and also profoundly shaped religion in America—the Kingdom of Kongo, the Oyo Empire, and the Kingdom of Dahomey. Each of these groups has a unique history within the long history of the Atlantic slave trade and interacts with the Americas at a specific point in history. Clark shows how each may have had an influence on contemporary American beliefs and culture, sometimes in surprising ways. The book features a glossary, timeline, and maps.

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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0879-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0881-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
234
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Preface No access
  1. Chapter 1: A Most Religious Nation No access Pages 1 - 22
  2. Chapter 2: Jesus Is My Bosom Friend No access Pages 23 - 46
  3. Chapter 3: African Christ ianity No access Pages 47 - 66
  4. Chapter 4: The Dead Are Not Dead No access Pages 67 - 86
  5. Chapter 5: Children of Oduduwa No access Pages 87 - 108
  6. Chapter 6: Then Why Not Every Man? No access Pages 109 - 130
  7. Chapter 7: Children of the Leopard No access Pages 131 - 150
  8. Chapter 8: That Voodoo That You Do No access Pages 151 - 168
  9. Chapter 9: New African Branches No access Pages 169 - 192
  10. Notes No access Pages 193 - 198
  11. Glossary No access Pages 199 - 208
  12. Timeline No access Pages 209 - 214
  13. Additional Readings No access Pages 215 - 218
  14. Bibliography No access Pages 219 - 226
  15. Index No access Pages 227 - 234

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