{"product_id":"black-gods-of-the-metropolis","title":"Black Gods of the Metropolis","description":"Black Gods of the Metropolis\nNegro Religious Cults of the Urban North\nArthur Huff Fauset. Foreword by Barbara Dianne Savage. Introduction by John Szwed\n\n\"A foundational text in fields as diverse as religion and urban studies, Black studies and anthropology--a must read!\"--Lee D. Baker, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Savage to Negro\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\"Fauset's falls into the select group that includes works of Ralph Ellison, LeRoi Jones, and Albert Murray, that is, the writings of those who have best recognized the distinctiveness and power of Afro-American culture, and given it its proper place in the world.\"--John F. Szwed, Yale University\n\n\"A pioneering work in the sociology of African-American religion.\"--\u003ci\u003eUtopian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nStemming from his anthropological field work among black religious groups in Philadelphia in the early 1940s, Arthur Huff Fauset believed it was possible to determine the likely direction that mainstream black religious leadership would take in the future, a direction that later indeed manifested itself in the civil rights movement. The American black church, according to Fauset and other contemporary researchers, provided the one place where blacks could experiment without hindrance in activities such as business, politics, social reform, and social expression. With detailed primary accounts of these early spiritual movements and their beliefs and practices, \u003ci\u003eBlack Gods of the Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the fascinating origins of such significant modern African American religious groups as the Nation of Islam as well as the role of lesser known and even forgotten churches in the history of the black community.\n\nIn her new foreword, historian Barbara Dianne Savage discusses the relationship between black intellectuals and black religion, in particular the relationship between black social scientists and black religious practices during Fauset's time. She then explores the complexities of that relationship and its impact on the intellectual and political history of A","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52665734725999,"sku":"9780812210019","price":199.68,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0812210018.jpg?v=1770910769","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/black-gods-of-the-metropolis","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}