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008			170627s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng c
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020			_a9781138205840 (hbk : alk. paper)
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245	0	0	_aReligion, culture and spirituality in Africa and the African diaspora / _cedited by William Ackah, Jualynne E. Dodson and R. Drew Smith.
300			_axi, 201 pages ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aRoutledge studies in religion ; _v58
500			_a"Birthed in Ghana during a roundtable style dialogue between scholars from around the world, this third TRRR [Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race] volume focuses on the religions and spirituality of African descendants."--Chapter 1.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora explores the ways in which religious ideas and beliefs continue to play a crucial role in the lives of people of African descent. The chapters in this volume use historical and contemporary examples to show how people of African descent develop and engage with spiritual rituals, organizations and practices to make sense of their lives, challenge injustices and creatively express their spiritual imaginings. This book poses and answers the following critical questions: To what extent are ideas of spirituality emanating from Africa and the diaspora still influenced by an African aesthetic? What impact has globalisation had on spiritual and cultural identities of peoples on African descendant peoples? And what is the utility of the practices and social organizations that house African spiritual expression in tackling social, political cultural and economic inequities? The essays in this volume reveal how spirituality weaves and intersects with issues of gender, class, sexuality and race across Africa and the diaspora. It will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students interested in the study of African religions, race and religion, sociology of religion and anthropology."--Publisher's summary.
650		0	_aAfricans _xReligion.
650		0	_aChristianity _xAfrican influences.
650		0	_aReligions _xAfrican influences.
650		0	_aChristianity _zAfrica.
650		0	_aReligion and politics.
651		0	_aBlacks _xReligion.
700	1		_aAckah, William, _eeditor, _econtributor.
700	1		_aDodson, Jualynne E., _eeditor, _econtributor.
700	1		_aSmith, R. Drew, _d1956- _eeditor.
710	2		_aTransatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race, _eissuing body.
830		0	_aRoutledge studies in religion ; _v58.
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