Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism
Exploring the Yoruba tradition in the United States, Hucks begins with the story of Nana Oseijeman Adefunmi's personal search for identity and meaning as a young man in Detroit in the 1930s and 1940s. She traces his development as an artist, religious leader, and founder of several African-influenced religio-cultural projects in Harlem and later in the South. Adefunmi was part of a generation of young migrants attracted to the bohemian lifestyle of New York City and the black nationalist fervor of Harlem. Cofounding Shango Temple in 1959, Yoruba Temple in 1960, and Oyotunji African Village in 1970, Adefunmi and other African Americans in that…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8263-5077-0
- EAN: 9780826350770
- Produktnummer: 34255571
- Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 472 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
Tracey E. Hucks has a PhD from Harvard University and is chair of the Department of Religion at Haverford College.
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