This encyclopedia offers the most comprehensive presentation available on the diversity and richness of religious practices among African Americans, from tradit

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 yo

Among topics of the entries are African Americans in various Christian denominations, Catimbó, maroons, the Nation of Islam, the Orisha religion in Trinidad, R

This is a 2nd edition of the 1985 anthology that examines the religious history of African Americans.

Black Atlantic Religion illuminates the mutual transformation of African and African-American cultures, highlighting the example of the Afro-Brazilian Candombl�