Old Ship of Zion: The Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora - Religion in America - Pitts, Walter F. (, late Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Louisiana State University) - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780195111453 - October 24, 1996
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Old Ship of Zion: The Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora - Religion in America

Pitts, Walter F. (, late Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Louisiana State University)

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Old Ship of Zion: The Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora - Religion in America

Following the author's fieldwork in black Baptist churches in Texas, he retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. His historical comparisons and linguistic analyses uncover striking parallels between "Afro-Baptist" services and religious rituals in West and Central Africa.

216 pages, bibliography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 24, 1996
Original release date 1997
ISBN13 9780195111453
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Pages 216
Dimensions 207 × 138 × 16 mm   ·   312 g
Language English  

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