Giggie, John Michael, 1965-

After redemption Jim Crow and the transformation of African American religion in the Delta, 1875-1915 / [[Book] :] John M. Giggie. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xvii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-298) and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-298) and index.

Introduction: African American religion in the age of segregation in the Delta -- Train travel and the Black religious imagination -- Fraternal orders, disfranchisment, and the institutional growth of Black religion -- The intersecting rhythms of spiritual and commercial life -- The material culture of religion -- The making of the African American holiness movement -- Conclusion: Delta journeys.

All age.

9780195304039 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780195304046 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007011508


African Americans--Religion.


Delta (Miss. : Region)--Religious life and customs.

277.6240808996073

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