Clark, Emily Suzanne, 1984-

A luminous brotherhood Afro-Creole Spiritualism in nineteenth-century New Orleans / [electronic resource] : Emily Suzanne Clark. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Afro-Creole Spiritualism in New Orleans -- The creation of the Cercle Harmonique -- The disharmony of New Orleans city life -- Spiritualism and Catholicism -- The spiritual republic and America's destiny -- The spiritual republic in the Atlantic Age of revolutions.

9781469628806 1469628805




Race--Religious aspects.
African Americans--Religion.--Louisiana--New Orleans
African American Spiritual churches--Louisiana--New Orleans.


New Orleans (La.)--Religious life and customs.
New Orleans (La.)--Church history--19th century.


Electronic books.

BX6194.A464 / C53 2016

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