Beyond Christianity African Americans in a New Thought Church
"This book draws on ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways in which a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances."--BOOK JACKET.
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
2005.
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Series: | Religion, race, and ethnicity.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009868940006719 |
Summary: | "This book draws on ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways in which a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-177) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781479820696 |