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Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, creator Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the last twenty-five years, and how he would write it in a different way today. The usage of various first and second-hand sources– some objective, some personal, all riveting– Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity. He presents the narratives of the slaves themselves, in addition to missionary reports, go back and forth accounts, folklore, black autobiographies, and the journals of white observers to describe the day by day religious life in the slave communities. Slave Religion is a should-read for any individual wanting a full picture of this “invisible institution.”
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