Women and Religion in the African Diaspora Jeff Pourquie native West Texan Roy H

native West Texan Roy H

matching the grand scale of invasions and battles with the human scale of home front needs and individual actions

Quiet as it's kept inside the United States

First published in 1988

Women and Religion in the African Diaspora Jeff Pourquie native West Texan Roy HThis landmark collection of newly commissioned essays explores how diverse women of African descent have practiced religion as part of the work of their ordinary and sometimes extraordinary lives. By examining women from North America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Africa, the contributors identify the patterns that emerge as women, religion, and diaspora intersect, mapping fresh approaches to this emergent field of inquiry. The volume focuses on issues