| Description |
ix, 436 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Blacks in the diaspora |
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Blacks in the diaspora.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The origins of African American culture / Joseph E. Holloway -- "What Africa has given America" : African continuities in the North American diaspora / Joseph E. Holloway -- African elements in African American culture / Molefi Kete Asante -- Africanisms in African American names in the United States / Joseph E. Holloway -- The case of voodoo in New Orleans / Jessie Ruth Gaston -- Gullah attitudes toward life and death / Margaret Washington -- The sacred world of the Gullahs / Joseph E. Holloway -- African religious retentions in Florida / Robert L. Hall -- Sacrificial practices in Santeria, an African Cuban religion in the United States / George Brandon -- Kongo influences on African American artistic culture / Robert Farris Thompson -- Africanisms in African American music / Portia K. Maultsby -- Africanisms and the study of folklore / Beverly J. Robinson -- The African heritage of white America / John Edward Philips -- The African character of African American language : insights from the Creole connection / Selase W. Williams. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- History.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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United States -- Civilization -- African influences.
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African diaspora.
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| Added Author |
Holloway, Joseph E.
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| ISBN |
0253344794 cloth alkaline paper |
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0253217490 paperback alkaline paper |
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025332839X hardback |
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