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A revised and expanded edition of a groundbreaking text

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction Joseph E. Holloway
1. The Origins of African American Culture Joseph E. Holloway
2. "What Africa Has Given America": African Continuities in the North American Diaspora Joseph E. Holloway
3. African Elements in African American Culture Molefi Kete Asante
4. Africanisms in African American Names in the United States Joseph E. Holloway
5. The Case of Voodoo in New Orleans Jessie Ruth Gaston
6. Gullah Attitudes toward Life and Death Margaret Washington
7. The Sacred World of the Gullahs Joseph E. Holloway
8. African Religious Retentions in Florida Robert L. Hall
9. Sacrificial Practices in Santeria, an African Cuban Religion in the United States George Brandon
10. Kongo Influences on African American Artistic Culture Robert Farris Thompson
11. Africanisms in African American Music, Portia K. Maultsby
12. Africanisms and the Study of Folklore Beverly J. Robinson
13. The African Heritage of White America John Edward Philips
14. The African Character of African American Language: Insights from the Creole Connection Selase W. Williams

Contributors
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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 03/08/2005
      ISBN13: 9780253217493, 978-0253217493
      ISBN10: 0253217490
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A revised and expanded edition of a groundbreaking text

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      Introduction Joseph E. Holloway
      1. The Origins of African American Culture Joseph E. Holloway
      2. "What Africa Has Given America": African Continuities in the North American Diaspora Joseph E. Holloway
      3. African Elements in African American Culture Molefi Kete Asante
      4. Africanisms in African American Names in the United States Joseph E. Holloway
      5. The Case of Voodoo in New Orleans Jessie Ruth Gaston
      6. Gullah Attitudes toward Life and Death Margaret Washington
      7. The Sacred World of the Gullahs Joseph E. Holloway
      8. African Religious Retentions in Florida Robert L. Hall
      9. Sacrificial Practices in Santeria, an African Cuban Religion in the United States George Brandon
      10. Kongo Influences on African American Artistic Culture Robert Farris Thompson
      11. Africanisms in African American Music, Portia K. Maultsby
      12. Africanisms and the Study of Folklore Beverly J. Robinson
      13. The African Heritage of White America John Edward Philips
      14. The African Character of African American Language: Insights from the Creole Connection Selase W. Williams

      Contributors
      Index

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