Bibliograph

Rituals of resistance, African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery, Jason R. Young

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Rituals of resistance, African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery, Jason R. Young

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-252) and index

Illustrations

plansmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rituals of resistance

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

85444054

Responsibility statement

Jason R. Young

Review

"Explores the religious and ritual practices that linked West-Central Africa with the Lowcountry region of Georgia and South Carolina during the era of slavery. Analyzing the historical exigencies of slavery and the slave trade that sent not only men and women but also cultural meanings, signs, symbols, and patterns across the Atlantic, Young argues that religion operated as a central form of resistance against slavery and the ideological underpinnings that supported it."--P. [4] of cover

Sub title

African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Kongo in the lowcountry -- Saline sacraments, water ritual, and the spirits of the deep: Christian conversion in Kongo and along the Sea Islands of the Deep South -- Minkisi, conjure bags, and the African Atlantic religious complex -- Burial markers and other remembrances of the dead -- Conclusion -- Epilogue

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