African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry / Ras Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
"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 s...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies on the American South.
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Place, culture, and power; 2. Land of the living; 3. African spirits of the land and water; 4. African landscapes of the Lowcountry; 5. Spiritual guardians in the wilderness; 6. Mermaid histories and power.