Beasley, Nicholas M.

Christian ritual and the creation of British slave societies, 1650-1780 [electronic resource] / Nicholas M. Beasley. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 223 p.) : ill., maps. - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. .

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-211) and index.

Christian ritual in British slave societies -- Ritual time and space in the British plantation colonies -- Marriage and baptism in the British plantation colonies -- The meanings of the Eucharist in the plantation world -- Mortuary ritual in the British plantation colonies -- Revolution, Evangelicalisms, and the fragmentation of Anglo-America.

9780820336053 (electronic bk.) 082033605X (electronic bk.)


Church of England--History.


British--Religion.--America
Plantation life--History.--South Carolina
Plantation life--History.--Jamaica
Plantation life--History.--Barbados


Great Britain--Colonies--Religious life and customs.--America
Great Britain--Church history.
South Carolina--Church history.
Jamaica--Church history.
Barbados--Church history.


Electronic books.

BR757 / .B43 2009eb

283.086/25