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1 online resource. "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"-- 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. Ras Michael Brown, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-sc f-cg--- 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 RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict BL2525 .B76 2013eb 200.89/9607307576 HIS037000 Brown, Ras Michael, 1970- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 (DLC) 2012013665 (OCoLC)785068210 9781139549882 (electronic bk.) 113954988X (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=473192 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=473192 N$T 121010 20200709055553.0 ocn812482188