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The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion engages a variety of conversations at the forefront of contemporary scholarship in the study of religion and in African diaspora studies. These conversations include: the construction of racial identity in diverse national settings (Brazil, Mexico, Britain, North America); new religious movements and nationalism; alternative religious narratives in the diaspora; literature read through the lens of diaspora; trans-Atlantic culture (the role of Denmark in Nella Larson's novel Quicksand, for example, or Ethiopia in Rastafarianism); and the role of the scholar and scholarship in the construction of religious and political meaning.
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The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion
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The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion
Edited by
THEODORE LOUIS TROST
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND THE STUDY OF RELIGION
Copyright © Theodore Louis Trost, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–7786–1 ISBN-10: 1–4039–7786–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The African diaspora and the study of religion / edited by Theodore Louis Trost. p. cm. ISBN 1–4039–7786–0 (alk. paper) 1. Africa—Religion—Study and teaching. 2. African diaspora. I. Trost, Theodore Louis, 1954– BL2400.A417 2007 200.89996—dc22
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Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Series Editor’s Preface
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xvii
List of Abbreviations
xix
Introduction: Alexander Crummell and the Destined Superiority of African People Wilson Je