The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of African American Religions

by Edward E. Curtis IV

Book Overview

Taking the influential work of Arthur Huff Fauset as a starting point to break down the false dichotomy that exists between mainstream and marginal, a new generation of scholars offers fresh ideas for understanding the religious expressions of African Americans in the United States. Fauset's 1944 classic, Black Gods of the Metropolis, launched original methods and theories for thinking about African American religions as modern, cosmopolitan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253220572
• ISBN13: 9780253220578
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher