| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Religion in America series |
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Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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| Contents |
Introduction : "In the world, but not of it" -- The sanctified churches and church reform : confronting the barriers of race, sex, and class -- Refuge and reconciliation in a Holiness congregation -- "In the beauty of holiness" : ethics and aesthetics in the worship of the saints -- Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : gospel music and popular culture in the United States -- Resistance, rebellion, and reform : the collegiate gospel choir and the black clergy caucus -- Black intellectuals and storefront religion in the age of black consciousness -- The church in exile : vital signs outside the mainstream -- Conclusion : exile and homecoming |
| Summary |
"Saints in Exile studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of exile, both as an idea and an experience, as the key to understanding the dialectical nature of African American religious and intellectual life, that W.E.B. Du Bois called "double-conscious." Sanders's saints in exile are a people who see themselves as "in the world but not of it"; their marginalized status is both self-imposed and involuntary, a consequence of racism, sexism and other forms of elitism. When joined with the biblical tropes of homecoming and reconciliation, the concept of exile serves as a vital vantage point from which to identify, critique, and remedy the continued alienation of blacks, women, and the poor in the United States." "Sanders's interpretive approach clarifies many paradoxical features of black existence, especially the peculiar inter-play of the sacred and the secular in African American song, speech, and dance. She particularly scrutinizes gospel music, a product of the Sanctified worship tradition that has had a significant influence on popular culture."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
Pentecostal churches |
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United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-170) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Church of God (Anderson, Ind.)
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| SUBJECT |
Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) fast |
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African American Holiness church members.
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African American Pentecostals.
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Protestantism.
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Protestantism
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Protestantism.
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RELIGION -- Messianic Judaism.
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Protestantism
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African American Holiness church members
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African American Pentecostals
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Pinksterbeweging.
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Charismatische bewegingen.
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Religieuze ervaring.
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Pentecôtistes noirs américains.
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United States -- Church history -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139929
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United States
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États-Unis -- Histoire religieuse -- 20e siècle.
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585257132 |
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9780585257136 |
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9780195131017 |
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0195131010 |
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9786610472611 |
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6610472610 |
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9780197741047 |
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0197741045 |
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