Old Ship of Zion The Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora

Name: Old Ship of Zion The Afro-Baptist Ritual in the African Diaspora
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ISBN: 9780195111453

ISBN-10: 0195111451

ISBN-13: 9780195111453

Edition: 1997 (Reprint)

Authors: Walter F. Pitts, Vincent L. Wimbush

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Through historical comparisons and linguistic analysis, Pitt uncovers striking parallels between 'Afro-Baptist' services and the religious rituals of Western and Central Africa as well as other African-derived rituals in places such as the Caribbean.

Book details

List price: $98.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/24/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 8.15" wide x 5.43" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Introduction



""""Magnificence, Beauty, Poetry, and Color"""": The Afro-Baptist Church, Its Ritual, and Frames



""""We Free!"""" History of the Afro-Baptist Church



""""I Want to Be at the Meeting"""": A History of Afro-Baptist Speech and Hymnody



""""Kabiesile Shango!"""" a Cross-Cultural Comparison of Ritual Frames



""""Nothing New Under the Sun"""": The Variation of Speech and Song in the Afro-Baptist Ritual



""""Like a Ship"""": Afro-Baptist Ritual Process


References


Audiography


Index