Race, nation, and religion in the Americas
By: edited by Henry Goldschmidt and Elizabeth McAlister.
Contributors: Goldschmidt, Henry.; McAlister, Elizabeth A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Blacks -- America -- Religion; African Americans -- Religion; Indians -- Religion; Jews -- America -- History; America -- Race relations -- History; America -- Religion
Description: A collection of new essays exploring the complex and unstable articulations of race and religion. Drawing on original research, the authors investigate how race and religion have defined global relations, shaped the everyday lives of individuals and communities and how communities use religion to contest the power of racism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.