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