Every Time I Feel the Spirit Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church
Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
NYU Press
2004, 2004
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| Series: | Qualitative Studies in Religion Series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. For decades, scholars have been preoccupied with the relation between Black Christianity, civil rights, and social activism. Every Time I Feel the |
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| Physical Description: | 232 pages |
| ISBN: | 0814758819 9780814758816 |