Varieties of African American Religious ExperienceFortress Press, 1998 - 242 pages "Pinn's work provides a fascinating look, especially at Vodoo, Santeria, the Nation of Islam, and Black Humanists in the United States."--Cover. |
Contents
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| 15 | |
THE UNITED STATES AND VOODOO | 34 |
THE LOAS AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL | 53 |
ASHE | 56 |
SANTERIA | 64 |
ORISHA WORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES | 76 |
ORISHAVODU AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL | 97 |
HUMANISM IN THE UNITED STATES | 155 |
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HUMANISM | 158 |
BLACK HUMANISM AND THE UNITARIANS | 173 |
AFRICAN AMERICANS FOR HUMANISM | 177 |
AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMANISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL | 182 |
HOW DO WE TALK ABOUT RELIGION? | 184 |
FRAGILE CULTURAL MEMORY AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION | 186 |
THEOLOGICAL RAMIFICATIONS | 192 |
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