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May 16, 2024
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RLST 082 CM - African-American Religions
This course offers an introduction to African American religions. The course moves chronologically, examining African religions in the Americas, cultural continuities between African and African American religions, slave religion, and the development of independent African American churches. We will examine the rise of African-American new religious movements such as Father Divine and the Nation of Islam, and the religious dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement. Moving through African-American religious history, we will consider topics such as slave resistance, gender and race, and emigration to Africa. HRT II,
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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