03193nam a2200577Ka 4500 ocn812482188 OCoLC 20200709055553.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 121010s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139549882 (electronic bk.) 113954988X (electronic bk.) 9781107024090 1107024099 9781107668829 1107668824 (OCoLC)812482188 473192 (N$T) n-us-sc f-cg--- BL2525 .B76 2013eb REL 116000 bisacsh 200.89/9607307576 23 HIS037000 bisacsh N$TA Brown, Ras Michael, 1970- African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry [electronic resource] / Ras Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. Cambridge studies on the American South "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"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Place, culture, and power; 2. Land of the living; 3. African spirits of the land and water; 4. African landscapes of the Lowcountry; 5. Spiritual guardians in the wilderness; 6. Mermaid histories and power. Description based on print version record. African Americans Religion. Africans South Carolina Religion. Congo (Democratic Republic) Religion. South Carolina Religion. Christianity and other religions Congo (Democratic Republic) South Carolina Social life and customs. HISTORY / World. bisacsh RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Brown, Ras Michael, 1970- African-Atlantic cultures and the South Carolina lowcountry. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107024090 (DLC) 2012013665 (OCoLC)785068210 Cambridge studies on the American South. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=473192 EBSCOhost EBSC 473192 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51503 51503