DOC The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation (Studies in Modern Capitalism) by Wilma A. Dunaway in History

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Since its first publication in 1981; AMERICA: RELIGIONS AND RELIGION has become the standard introduction to the study of American religious traditions. Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field of American religions; this textbook has introduced thousands of students to the rich religious diversity that has always been a hallmark of the American religious experience. Beginning with native American religious traditions and following the course of America's religious history up to the present day; this text gives students the benefit of the author's extensive; influential scholarship in a clear manner that has proven to be readily accessible for today's undergraduates. This long-awaited new edition explores a variety recent events and developments; including increasing religious pluralism; the growth of postpluralism and the culture of religious combinations; recent religious change among Native Americans; renewed interest in the Kabbalah among Jews and others; present-day concerns in Catholicism and among Protestants; the Christian Right; new spirituality; religion and sexuality.