Baptism of Early Virginia - How Christianity Created Race

Using court records, letters, and pamphlets, the author suggests new ways of approaching and understanding the deeply entwined relationship between Christianity and race in early America. She examines the construction of race through the religious beliefs and practices of English Virginians.

Info autore

Rebecca Anne Goetz is an assistant professor of history at Rice University.

Riassunto

Using court records, letters, and pamphlets, Goetz suggests new ways of approaching and understanding the deeply entwined relationship between Christianity and race in early America.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rebecca Anne Goetz, Rebecca Anne (New York University) Goetz
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.11.2012
• EAN: 9781421407005
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0700-5
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Early America: History, Context, Culture; Early America: History, Contex; Early America: History, Context, Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo