Rituals of resistance [electronic resource] : African Atlantic religion in Kongo and the lowcountry South in the era of slavery / Jason R. Young.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.Description: xii, 258 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 305.896/009 22
- BR563.N4 Y683 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.
Kongo in the lowcountry -- Saline sacraments, water ritual, and the spirits of the deep : Christian conversion in Kongo and along the sea islands of the deep South -- Minkisi, conjure bags, and the African Atlantic religious complex -- Burial markers and other remembrances of the dead.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.