African American Religion in the United States of America
An Interpretative Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20199896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles H Long (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-27 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2003.7.1.11 |
| OpenAlex | W2121284965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay addresses the problematical nature of the meaning of religion as it is related to the formation and destiny of peoples of African descent in the United States. Moving beyond a narrow understanding of the nature of religion as expressed in much of Black Theology, for example, this essay proposes a "thick" and complex depiction of religion in the African American context through a recognition of its relationship to the contact and conquest that marked the modern world
African american · African descent · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · CONQUEST · Depiction · Epistemology · Literature · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Anthropology · History · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society · Religious studies · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |