Book
'A peculiar people': slave religion and community-culture among the Gullahs
New York University Press • New York • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Creel, Margaret Washington.
Abstract
This study is an historical account of slavery in the South, with particular reference to South Carolina and Georgia, and the Sea Islands along the coast. The relationship between community, religion, and resistance as these concepts affected the African American population is the theme of this book. The work is divided into four major parts. In Part I, the African background of the slaves is discussed. Part II deals with African- American-Caucasian relationships, or 'counterpoints', as the author calls it, up to the War of Independence. The African American-Caucasian relationship concept is continued into Part III, but here the subject is rebellion and the Caucasians' reaction to it in the form of repression. The counterpoint technique is dropped in Part IV, with the discussion turning to a presentation of Gullah socio-religious culture in a collective setting.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle;1990-1991
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1670-1866
- Coverage Place
- South Carolina , United States
- Notes
- [by] Margaret Washington Creel
- General information on slavery in the South and on mainland South Carolina and Georgia has been indexed only for History (175).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-402) and index
- LCCN
- 87022698
- LCSH
- Sea Islands/Gullahs