Black Religious and Urban History: Migration and Transformation
CHUM 304
Spring 2007
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 305, RELI 489 |
| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
How have the experiences of migration and urbanization affected American religion in general and African American religion in particular? This course will read studies of urban places along with studies of the religions they inspired, examining primarily but not exclusively black religions. By reading urban history and religious history simultaneously, we can achieve an understanding of both content and context. The course will proceed both chronologically and thematically, from the emphasis on the Exodus in nineteenth century Southern African American religion to the embrace of mysticism, Ethiopianism, and Orientalism in the Jim Crow period; from the old-time religion of the Black Church to the newer New Testament-centered faiths of the Holiness and Pentecostal movement. Along the way, the course will use classic case studies of Washington DC, New York, Chicago, and the West, and cover the invention of Black Israelite, Black Muslim, and Rastafarian faiths, the rise of Gospel music, and the importance of African American religion to the Civil Rights movement. For comparisons sake, the course will also include some studies of the urban religions that surrounded black city-dwellers. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
This is a reading-intensive course. In addition to readings available through the course website online, the following texts are available through the bookstore and have also been placed on reserve:
Borchert, James. ALLEY LIFE IN WASHINGTON: FAMILY, COMMUNITY, RELIGION, AND FOLKLIFE IN THE CITY, 1850-1970
Brooks Higginbotham, Evelyn. RIGHTEOUS DISCONTENT: THE WOMEN¿S MOVEMENT IN THE BLACK BAPTIST CHURCH, 1880-1920
Chappell, David L. A STONE OF HOPE: PROPHETIC RELIGION AND THE DEATH OF JIM CROW
Chireau, Yvonne P. BLACK MAGIC: RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION
Curtis, Edward E., IV, ISLAM IN BLACK AMERICA: IDENTITY, LIBERATION, AND DIFFERENCE IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ISLAMIC THOUGHT
Fauset, Arthur Huff. BLACK GODS OF THE METROPOLIS: NEGRO RELIGIOUS CULTS OF THE URBAN NORTH
Frey, Sylvia R. and Betty Wood, COME SHOUTING TO ZION: AFRICAN AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND BRITISH CARIBBEAN TO 1830
Glaude, Eddie S. Jr. EXODUS! RELIGION, RACE, AND NATION IN EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY BLACK AMERICA
Robeck, Cecil M. THE AZUSA STREET MISSION AND REVIVIAL: THE BIRTH OF THE GLOBAL PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT
Sernett, Milton C. BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND: AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION AND THE GREAT MIGRATION
Wolcott, Victoria W. REMAKING RESPECTABILITY: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN INTERWAR DETROIT
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Religion in Society" requirement for the Religion Department major. |
| Instructor(s): Dorman,Jacob Stanley Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: CFH106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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