Title
Religion and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity : An Introduction / ed. by Craig R. Prentiss.
ISBN
9780814768372
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2003]
Copyright
©2003
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.18574/nyu/9780814768372.001.0001 doi
Call Number
BL65.E75 R47 2003eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
291.178348
Summary
Religion and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity is the first collection devoted to demonstrating the role that religion and myth have played in the creation of the categories of "race" and "ethnicity." When scholars approach religion and race, they tend to focus on such issues as how African Americans have expressed Christianity, or how Japanese or Mexicans have lived "religiously." This volume, meant specifically for those new to the field, brings together an ensemble of prominent scholars and illuminates instead the role religious myths have played in shaping those very social boundaries that we call "races" and "ethnicities." It asks, what part did Christianity play in creating "Blackness"? To what extent was Japanese or Mexican identity itself the product of religious life?The text, comprised of all original material, introduces readers to the social construction of race and ethnicity and the ways in which these concepts are shaped by religious narratives. It offers examples from both the U.S. and around the world, exploring these themes in the context of places as diverse as Bosnia, India, Japan, Mexico, Zimbabwe, and the Middle East. The volume helps make the case that any account of the social construction of race and ethnicity will be incomplete if it fails to consider the influence of religious traditions and myths. Contributors include: Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Joel Martin, Jacob Neusner, Roberto S. Goizueta, Laurie Patton, and Michael A. Sells.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Series
Religion, Race, and Ethnicity ; ; 2
Available in Other Form
print 9780814767009
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. "A Servant of Servants Shall He Be"
Chapter 2. Myth and African American Self-Identity
Chapter 3. Almost White
Chapter 4. Indigenous Identity and Story
Chapter 5. Jew and Judaist, Ethnic and Religious
Chapter 6. Blackness in the Nation of Islam
Chapter 7. Theologizing Race
Chapter 8. "Loathsome unto Thy People"
Chapter 9. Our Lady of Guadalupe
Chapter 10. Myths, Shinto, and Matsuri in the Shaping of Japanese Cultural Identity
Chapter 11. Islam, Arabs, and Ethnicity
Chapter 12. Cosmic Men and Fluid Exchanges
Chapter 13. Religious Myth and the Construction of Shona Identity
Chapter 14. Sacral Ruins in Bosnia-Herzegovina
About the Contributors
Index
