{"product_id":"aint-gonna-lay-my-ligion-alonzo-johnson-9781570031090","title":"Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down: African American Religion in the South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllumines a unique fusion of African and Western European religious traditions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down\"\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the ways that African Americans have \"put flesh on their Christian beliefs,\" adapting the faith of their European American masters and creating distinctive forms of religious expression. Contributors to the volume examine specific examples of African American religious practice and church leadership to show the remarkable degree to which newly imported slaves preserved their African spiritual heritage while simultaneously meshing it with Western symbols and theological claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first essay in the volume explains the historical implications and continuing significance of two distinctive, often misunderstood components of African American folk religion: the pray's house spirit and the distinctive conversion ritual known as seekin' the Lord. Other essays consider the morality of African American folktales, specifically the Brer Rabbit tales; the symbolic and literary connections between African traditional religions and the religious experiences of African American women as found in the \"motherwit\" tradition; and the central place \"rhythm\" holds in African American life as a thread of continuity connecting life in Africa with life in the diaspora. Two final essays explore African American folk religion by examining the contributions of prominent nineteenth- and twentieth-century church leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alonzo Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570031096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570031090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.31w x 0.81d","brand":"Alonzo Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068622008575,"sku":"9781570031090","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b226804-a0fd-4447-8ae9-5a011b456630.jpg?v=1685420065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aint-gonna-lay-my-ligion-alonzo-johnson-9781570031090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}