Black Gods of the Metropolis: Negro Religious Cults of the Urban North
"A foundational text in fields as diverse as religion and urban studies, Black studies and anthropology—a must read!"—Lee D. Baker, author ofFrom Savage to Negro"Fauset's falls into the select group that includes works of Ralph Ellison, LeRoi Jones, and Albert Murray, that is, the writings of those who have best recognized the distinctiveness and power of Afro-American culture, and given it its proper place in the world."—John F. Szwed, Yale University"A pioneering work in the sociology of African-American religion."—Utopian Studies