Black Religions in Slavery and Freedom (SA)

Subject associations
REL 356 / HIS 348
Term
Spring 2023
Instructors
Nicole M. Turner
Registrar description

This course explores how enslaved and free Black people created and sustained religious communities in the United States during the eras of slavery and freedom. It explores the resonances of African traditions and the roles of conjure, Islam and Christianity in sustaining Black people through slavery and postemancipation transformations. The course challenges the paradigm of Black religion as always pointing toward freedom and explores how the transition in status from enslaved to free was reflected in and influenced by Black religious practices and communities.

Additional description

Traditions Stream Requirement: Religion in America