African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry

African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry examines perceptions of the natural world revealed by the religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina from the colonial period into the twentieth century. Focusing on Kongo nature spirits known as the simbi, Ras Michael Brown describes the essential role religion played in key historical processes, such as establishing new communities and incorporating American forms of Christianity into an African-based spirituality. This book illuminates how people of African descent engaged the spiritual landscape of the Lowcountry through their subsistence practices, religious experiences, and political discourse.

Author: Ras Michael Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/27/2012
Pages: 317
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781107024090

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2013

About the Author
Brown, Ras Michael: - Ras Michael Brown is Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.