| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 179 pages .) |
| Series |
Black religion, womanist thought, social justice |
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Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 African American Female Mysticism: The Nineteenth-Century Contextual Landscape; 2 Defining Mysticism and the Sacred-Social Worlds of African American Women; 3 Standing upon the Precipice: Community, Evil, and Black Female Subjectivity; 4 God I Didn't Know You Were So Big: Apophatic Mysticism and Expanding Worldviews; 5 Look at What You Have Done: Sacred Power and Reimagining the Divine; 6 Weaving the Spider's Web: African American Female Mystical Activism; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This title adds to the burgeoning conversation regarding African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism: Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lee, Jarena, 1783-
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Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883.
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Jackson, Rebecca, 1795-1871.
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| SUBJECT |
Jackson, Rebecca, 1795-1871 fast |
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Lee, Jarena, 1783- fast |
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Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883 fast |
| Subject |
Mysticism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Women mystics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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African American women -- Religious life
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Women political activists -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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African American women -- Religious life
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Mysticism
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Women mystics
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Women political activists
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Frauenmystik
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Schwarze
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1137375051 |
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9781137375056 |
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