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Barnes, Sandra
W. E. B. Du Bois
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Description for Barnes, Sandra
Paperback. A new edition of Du Bois's pathbreaking sociological work on the black church. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
First published in 1903, The Negro Church is not only the first extensive, in-depth sociological study of African-American religion specifically, but it is the first book-length sociological study of religion in general undertaken in the United States. Employing an array of historical, interview, survey, and participant-observation research methods, The Negro Church explores multiple aspects of African-American religious life in the early years of the twentieth century, from church finances to public opinion to denominational diversity to belief. This volume—primarily written by Du Bois himself—grew out of one of the groundbreaking "Study of Negro Problems" conferences organized by Du Bois while ... Read more
First published in 1903, The Negro Church is not only the first extensive, in-depth sociological study of African-American religion specifically, but it is the first book-length sociological study of religion in general undertaken in the United States. Employing an array of historical, interview, survey, and participant-observation research methods, The Negro Church explores multiple aspects of African-American religious life in the early years of the twentieth century, from church finances to public opinion to denominational diversity to belief. This volume—primarily written by Du Bois himself—grew out of one of the groundbreaking "Study of Negro Problems" conferences organized by Du Bois while ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759103283
SKU
V9780759103283
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About W. E. B. Du Bois
Phil Zuckerman teaches sociology at Pitzer College and is the editor of Du Bois on Religon (AltaMira Press, 2000). Sandra Barnes teaches at the African American Studies & Research Center at Purdue University. Daniel Cady is a graduate student in American history at the Claremont Graduate School.
Reviews for Barnes, Sandra
This clear-eyed, penetrating, and systematic study conveys the immediacy of a first hand look at a long gone society, a memory that should not be allowed to fade into oblivion.
Journal Of Religion and Spirituality In Social Work
The defining characteristic of The Negro Church is the fervor and urgency with which a leading scholar makes an empirical ... Read more
Journal Of Religion and Spirituality In Social Work
The defining characteristic of The Negro Church is the fervor and urgency with which a leading scholar makes an empirical ... Read more