Introduction to Black Religions: The North American Experience (262-0-20)
Instructors
Kijan A Bloomfield
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
Introduces students to the variety of Black religions that developed during and after the Atlantic slave trade up to the present. Explores these traditions as continuities/changes of West African religious cosmologies. Examines the interplay between religion, politics, and the constructions of racial identities within various forms of Christianity, Islam, and other expressive cultures.
Class Attributes
Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
U.S. Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity