Rituals of resistance African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery /.
Young, Jason R.
Rituals of resistance African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery /. - xii, 258 p. ill., maps ;.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.
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.
0807132799 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780807132791 (cloth : alk. paper)
African diaspora
Africans--Migrations
Africans--Religion--Georgia
Africans--Religion--South Carolina
America--Civilization--African influences.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
Rituals of resistance African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery /. - xii, 258 p. ill., maps ;.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.
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.
0807132799 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780807132791 (cloth : alk. paper)
African diaspora
Africans--Migrations
Africans--Religion--Georgia
Africans--Religion--South Carolina
America--Civilization--African influences.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.