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Afro-Eccentricity

Beyond the Standard Narrative of Black Religion

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  • © 2011

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  1. William David Hart
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Afro-Eccentricity: An Introduction

    • William David Hart
    Pages 1-13

  3. Three Narratives of Black Religion

    • William David Hart
    Pages 15-34

  4. Art and the Ancestor Narrative

    • William David Hart
    Pages 35-64

  5. The Archaeologist

    • William David Hart
    Pages 65-98

  6. The Renegade

    • William David Hart
    Pages 99-142

  7. The Prophet

    • William David Hart
    Pages 143-175

  8. The Conjuror

    • William David Hart
    Pages 175-205

  9. Concluding Remarks

    • William David Hart
    Pages 207-208

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 209-239
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Afro-Eccentricity explores three overlapping stories of Black Religion: the Soul, Black Church, and Ancestor Narratives. Hart contends that these narratives dominate most accounts of Black Religion that, collectively, he calls the "Standard Narrative of Black Religion."

About the author

WILLIAM D. HART is Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA.

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