| Honoring the Ancestors: An African Cultural Interpretation of Black Religion and Literature Contributor(s): Matthews, Donald H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199963991 ISBN-13: 9780199963997 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Religion - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 230.089 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Honoring the Ancestors, Donald H. Matthews affirms once and for all the African foundation of African-American religious practice. His analysis of the methods employed by historians, social scientists, and literary critics in the study of African-American religion and the Negro spiritual leads him to develop a methodology that encompasses contemporary scholarship without compromising the integrity of African-American religion and culture. Exploring the works of such seminal black scholars as W. E. B. DuBois, Melville Herskovits, and Zora Neale Hurston, Matthews traces the early development of the African-centered approach to the interpretation of African-American religion. |