No Jim Crow Church - The Origins of South Carolina's Baha'i Community (Paperback)

In No Jim Crow Church, Louis Venters recounts the unlikely emergence of a cohesive, interracial fellowship in South Carolina, tracing the history of the community from the end of the nineteenth century through the Civil Rights era. By joiing the Baha'i faith, blacks and whites not only defied Jim Crow but also rejected their society's religious and social restrictions. The religion which emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind, arrived in the United States from the Middle East via northern urban areas. As early as 1910, Baha'i teachers began settling in South Carolina. Venters presents an organizational, social, and intellectual history of South Carolina's early Baha'i movement and relates developments within the community to changes in society at large, with particular attention to race relations and the civil rights struggle.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Other Southerners
Release date:	August 2015
Authors:	Louis Venters
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Cloth over boards
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6107-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Baha'i Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Baha'i Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-8130-6107-5
Barcode:	9780813061078

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