African American religious cultures / Anthony B. Pinn, general editor ; Stephen C. Finley, associate editor ; Torin Alexander, assistant editors [and others].

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American religious cultures.
Other Authors: Pinn, Anthony B.
Finley, Stephen C.
Alexander, Torin
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2009], ©2009.
Series:American religious cultures.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:2 volumes (xxxiii, 739 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • v.1. INTRODUCTION: The forging of African American religious cultures
  • ENTRIES A-R
  • v.2. ENTRIES S-X
  • ESSAYS: African American literature and religion / Caroline Levander ; The African American megachurch phenomenon / Jonathan L. Walton ; African American preaching and sermonic traditions / Dale P. Andrews ; African American religion and the environment / Melanie L. Harris ; African American religion and gender / Monica A. Coleman ; African American religion, healing, and health / Stephanie Y. Mitchem ; African American religion and politics / James Lance Taylor ; African American religion and popular culture / Josef Sorett ; African American religion in the urban context / Michael O. Emerson ; African American religious thought / Terrence I. Johnson ; Education and African American religion / Ray A. Owens ; Psychology of African American religious behavior / Edward P. Wimberly ; Worship in the African American church tradition / Barbara A. Holmes
  • CHRONOLOGY OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS
  • APPENDIX: PRIMARY DOCUMENTS : An African-American humanist declaration ; The Black Manifesto ; Explaining the Peace Mission
  • APPENDIX: RELATED TOPICS: African ritual music in Cuba / Alan West-Durán ; Afro-Brazilian musical culture / Larry Crook ; Burial in the African diaspora--burial, African practices in the Americas / LaTrese Evette Adkins ; Music of the Caribbean/ Nicholas J. Saunders ; Slavery, plantations, and Afro-Caribbean culture / Nicholas J. Saunders ; Spirit possession
  • INDEX.