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Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America /

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Draws on mid-seventeenth to nineteenth-century slave narratives to describe oppression in the lives of enslaved African women. Investigates pre-colonial West and West Central African women's lives prior to European arrival to recover the cultural traditions and religious practices that helped e...

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Main Author: Harrison, Renee K. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
Subjects:
Religious Studies.
Comparative Religion.
Gender Studies.
History of Religion.
Religion and Gender.
Spirituality.
Gender expression.
Gender identity > Religious aspects.
Gender identity.
Religion > History.
Religion.
Religions.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Draws on mid-seventeenth to nineteenth-century slave narratives to describe oppression in the lives of enslaved African women. Investigates pre-colonial West and West Central African women's lives prior to European arrival to recover the cultural traditions and religious practices that helped enslaved women combat violence and oppression.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:9780230100664
DOI:10.1057/9780230100664