{"product_id":"talking-to-the-dead-9780822356639","title":"Talking to the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an ethnography of seven Gullah\/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah\/Geechee society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredibly rich study, which will reward both a general readership and readers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds.\" -- Teresa Zackodnik * Feminist Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant’s \u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is well suited for the novice who is unaware of any of the traditions and religious practices of the Gullah\/Geechee.... Because of its emphasis on black women, the ethnography also has much to offer to the black feminist or black womanist scholar, especially one with an interest in African Diasporic culture or African derivative belief systems.\" -- Constance Bailey * Western Folklore *\u003cbr\u003e\"While talking to the dead, as well as other less ‘flashy’ Gullah\/Geechee practices risk being lost in application, Manigault-Bryant and other third generation scholars have ensured they will not be completely erased through an increasingly sophisticated historiography accounting for the diverse perspectives of African American women in the South Carolina lowcountry.\" -- Douglas R. Valentine * Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\"This masterful interweaving of these personal narratives of Gullah\/Geechee women with the spiritual practice of talking to the dead, particularly in light of the present-day commodification of Gullah\/Geechee culture (offered in the terminating chapter) in South Carolina, is the overall strength of this work.... This book, then, is a must read for advanced students and scholars in these areas of study.\" -- Margarita Simon Guillory * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"...\u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to scholarship on the Gullah\/Geechee culture and African American religious practices in general....Most importantly, \u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e not only lays the groundwork for further investigation into the gender dymanics of longstanding Gullah-Geechee religiosity, but also underscores the fact that no study of African American religion can be complete without a thorough investigation of women as believers, practitioners, and cultural leaders.\" -- Shannen Dee Williams * Journal of African American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments        ix   Prologue. Talking to the Dead        xiii   Introduction. Gullah\/Geechee Women        1   1. Culture Keepers        24   2. Folk Religion        66   3. \"Ah Tulk to de Dead All de Time\"        104   4. \"Sendin' Up My Timbah\"        136   5. Lived Memory        172   Epilogue. Between the Living and the Dead        205   Appendix A. Companion Audio Materials        211   Appendix B. Interview Format and Demographics        213   Notes        217   Select Bibliography        251   Index        267","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406081040727,"sku":"9780822356639","price":80.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822356639.jpg?v=1730494459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/talking-to-the-dead-9780822356639","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}