Black Gods of the Metropolis
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Black Gods of the MetropolisNegro Religious Cults of the Urban NorthArthur Huff Fauset. Foreword by Barbara Dianne Savage. Introduction by John SzwedA foundational text in fields as diverse as religion and urban studies, Black studies and anthropology--a must read!--Lee D. Baker, author of From Savage to NegroFausets 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 UniversityA pioneering work in the sociology of African-American religion.--Utopian StudiesStemming from his anthropological field work among black religious groups in Philadelphia in the early 1940s, Arthur Huff Fauset believed it was possible to determine the likely direction that mainstream black religious leadership would take in the future, a direction that later indeed manifested itself in the civil rights movement. The American black church, according to Fauset and other contemporary researchers, provided the one place where blacks could experiment without hindrance in activities such as business, politics, social reform, and social expression. With detailed primary accounts of these early spiritual movements and their beliefs and practices, Black Gods of the Metropolis reveals the fascinating origins of such significant modern African American religious groups as the Nation of Islam as well as the role of lesser known and even forgotten churches in the history of the black community.In her new foreword, historian Barbara Dianne Savage discusses the relationship between black intellectuals and black religion, in particular the relationship between black social scientists and black religious practices during Fausets time. She then explores the complexities of that relationship and its impact on the intellectual and political history of African American relig
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