Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation: African American Slaves and Christianity, 1830-1870 Contributor(s): Fountain, Daniel L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807136999 ISBN-13: 9780807136997 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - Religion | Christianity - History - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 261.8 |
LCCN: 2010006967 |
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation, however, Daniel Fountain raises the possibility that Afro-Christianity played a less significant role within the antebellum slave community than most scholars currently assert. Bolstering his argument with a quantitative survey of religious behavior and WPA slave narratives, Fountain presents a new timeline for the African American conversion experience. |