Every Time I Feel the Spirit : : Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church /

Every Time I Feel the Spirit : : Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church / / Timothy Nelson.

Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"-narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit. This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provide...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Nelson, Timothy,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2004]
©2004
Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
Series:Qualitative Studies in Religion ; 2
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 God’s House in the Holy City
  • 2 Religious Experience and Ritual
  • 3 “Do You Really Know Who God Is?”
  • 4 “On the Battlefield”
  • 5 “In Spirit and in Truth”
  • 6 Sacrifice of Praise
  • 7 Race, Class, and Religion
  • Conclusion: Belief, Experience, and Ritual
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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