Down by the Riverside: Readings in African American Religion

Book Overview

An introductory overview of the development of African American religion and theology

Down by the Riverside provides an expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. Spanning the time of slavery up to the present, the volume moves beyond Protestant Christianity to address a broad diversity of African American religion from Conjure, Orisa, and Black Judaism to Islam, African American Catholicism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814755801
• ISBN13: 9780814755808
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.0"