Old Ship of Zion : the Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora.

Following the author's fieldwork in black Baptist churches in Texas, he retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. His historical comparisons and linguistic analyses uncover striking parallels between "Afro-Baptist" services and religious rituals in West and Ce...

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Main Author: Pitts, Walter F.
Other Authors: Wimbush, Vincent L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996
Series:Religion in America (New York, N.Y.)
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central