What the Slaves Believed: Recollections of Faith and Religion in Wpa Slave Narratives
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Drawing from the WPA Slave Narrative Collection, this volume sifts through more than 2,300 interviews with survivors of slavery in order to document their religious lives through primary sources. * Provides a comprehensive survey of the religious beliefs of slaves in their own words * Explains, describes, and anthologizes the religious lives of slaves on a scale not realized in earlier works * Shows how the information gleaned from the WPA narratives fit within the larger historical context of African American religious life * Provides introductory material for readers who are not familiar with the topics discussed * Offers additional references for those who want to learn more
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1440838402
ISBN13:9781440838408
Release Date:April 2016
Publisher:Greenwood
Length:426 Pages
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