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.