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African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction Page: ix Copyright Page: x Dedication Page: xi Contents Page: xiii List of illustrations Page: xv Acknowledgments Page: xvii Chapter 1: The category of “African American religion” Page: 1 A pragmatic approach to African American religion Page: 6 Three examples: Conjure, Christianity, and Islam Page: 10 Chapter 2: Conjure and African American religion Page: 16 Magic, religion, and American slavery Page: 19 “Africa” and conjure Page: 23 African American conjure Page: 26 Chapter 3: African American Christianity: The early phase (1760–1863) Page: 32 Chapter 4: African American Christianity: The modern phase (1863–1935) Page: 47 Nationalizing black Christendom and the age of Jim Crow Page: 47 The Great Migration Page: 58 Chapter 5: African American Christianity: The modern phase (1935–1980) Page: 65 Chapter 6: African American Christianity since 1980 Page: 80 Ronald Reagan and the Christian Right Page: 81 African American Christianity and megachurches Page: 85 Chapter 7: African American Islam Page: 96 Proto-Islam and religious bricoleurs Page: 99 Noble Drew Ali and the Moorish Science Temple Page: 102 Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam Page: 105 African American Muslims and immigrant Islam Page: 111 Conclusion Page: 115 References Page: 119 Chapter 1: The category of “African American religion” Page: 119 Chapter 2: Conjure and African American religion Page: 119 Chapter 3: African American Christianity: The early phase (1760–1863) Page: 120 Chapter 4: African American Christianity: The modern phase (1863–1935) Page: 121 Chapter 5: African American Christianity: The modern phase (1935–1980) Page: 123 Chapter 6: African American Christianity since 1980 Page: 124 Chapter 7: African American Islam Page: 125 Further reading Page: 127 Study of religion and African American religion Page: 127 General American religious history Page: 127 African American religious studies Page: 128 General African American history Page: 131 Index Page: 133

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Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African American communities and have served as civic institutions, spaces for education, and sites for the cultivation of individuality and identities in the face of limited or non-existent freedom.In this Very Short Introduction, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. explores the history and circumstances of African American religion through three examples: conjure, African American Christianity, and African American Islam. He argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it describes how through religion, African Americans have responded to oppressive conditions including slavery, Jim Crow apartheid, and the pervasive and institutionalized discrimination that exists today. This bold claim frames his interpretation of the historical record of the wide diversity of religious experiences in the African American community. He rejects the common tendency to racialize African American religious experiences as an inherent proclivity towards religiousness and instead focuses on how religious communities and experiences have developed in the African American community and the context in which these developments took place.About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

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Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African American communities and have served as civic institutions, spaces for education, and sites for the cultivation of individuality and identities in the face of limited or non-existent freedom.In this Very Short Introduction, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. explores the history and circumstances of African American religion through three examples: conjure, African American Christianity, and African American Islam. He argues that the phrase "African American religion" is meaningful only insofar as it describes how through religion, African Americans have responded to oppressive conditions including slavery, Jim Crow apartheid, and the pervasive and institutionalized discrimination that exists today. This bold claim frames his interpretation of the historical record of the wide diversity of religious experiences in the African American community. He rejects the common tendency to racialize African American religious experiences as an inherent proclivity towards religiousness and instead focuses on how religious communities and experiences have developed in the African American community and the context in which these developments took place.About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
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