Book
The Seminole Baptist churches of Oklahoma: maintaining a traditional community
University of Oklahoma Press • 233 • Published In 1999 • Pages: xii, 260
By: Schultz, Jack M. (Jack Maurice).
Abstract
This is an ethnography of a Seminole Baptist church in Oklahoma. Schultz discusses the various ceremonies which outside of Sunday services includes weekly Prayer Meetings, Fourth Sunday Meetings, and Big (or Communion) Meetings. The latter two include members of other Baptist churches, involving the broader community. Schultz shows that far from being a mechanism of assimilation, Christianity has been adapted to maintain Seminole community and identity, incorporating some elements from their traditional rituals and belief system. A major part of the study focuses on one congregation and the turmoil and conflict revolving around the selection of new pastor. Borrowing heavily from the work of Erving Goffman, Schultz coins the term 'congregational face' to talk about how community is maintained through face-saving acts by leaders.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field Date
- 1990-1994
- Coverage Date
- 1990-1994
- Coverage Place
- Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States
- Notes
- by Jack M. Schultz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index
- LCCN
- 98048406
- LCSH
- Seminole Indians