Creoles, Catholics, and Color Lines
In this short article for the forum on Black Catholicism, I examine Afro-creole opposition to the New Orleans Archdiocese’s plan to create a Black “national” parish. The archdiocese’s decision to create St. Katherine’s parish and particularly the local protests to that [End Page 263] decision draw a...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2014
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Journal of Africana religions
Année: 2014, Volume: 2, Numéro: 2, Pages: 263-270 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
New Orleans
B Black Catholicism |
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| Résumé: | In this short article for the forum on Black Catholicism, I examine Afro-creole opposition to the New Orleans Archdiocese’s plan to create a Black “national” parish. The archdiocese’s decision to create St. Katherine’s parish and particularly the local protests to that [End Page 263] decision draw attention to the ethnicizing capacity of religion. Furthermore, it illuminates how the tradition of Catholicism (not simply Protestantism) is significant to Black religious cultures. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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