The Spiritual Churches Of New Orleans: Origins, Beliefs, And Rituals Of An African American
Jacobs (anthropology, Tulane Univ.) and Kaslow (anthropology, Columbia Univ.) have written a thorough work on a unique and relatively unknown African American religion. The Spiritual churches include elements of Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Spiritualist, Voodoo, and Native American concerns. While Jacobs and Kaslow had friendly relationships with members of the Spiritual churches, they thankfully do not emphasize this contact. Due to their scholarly approach, a sense of acquaintance with contemporary members is lacking. Recommended for academic collections with an interest in African American religion. Illustrations not seen.- Larry Seilhamer, St. Paul's Coll., Lawrenceville, Va.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.