Focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion. This book includes essays from scholars of African studies, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, and more. It is intended for those studying the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion. Professors of religion are taking a new look at African religions and the African diaspora and are looking for student-friendly books that highlight the religious heritage of Africa. "Castelli's" series focuses on new interpretations of religion, and highlights cutting-edge research on contemporary issues. This collection includes essays from scholars of African studies, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, and more. The book should be of interest to courses outside of religion, and should be of particular interest to those studying the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean - courses on African religions are increasing in popularity.This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion - including indigenous African religions, African Christianities, African/American forms of Islam, the religions of African Americans, Afro-Caribbean religions, and Afro-Brazilian religions.

Introduction: Alexander Crummell and the Belief in African Superiority
W.J.Moses
PART I: AFRICA IN DIASPORA
Raising Champions, Taking Territories: African Churches and the Mapping of New Religious Landscapes in Diaspora
A.Adogame
The Bible and the Quran among the Rastafari and the Nation of Islam
M.Soumahoro Ahmadi, Beboppers, Veterans, and Migrants:African-American Islam in Boston 1948-1963
F.Fanusie
PART II: DIASPORA IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Robert Nathaniel Dett and African America's Christian Kingdom of Culture, 1926-1932
R.N.Williams
Slain in the Spirit: Sexuality and Afro-Caribbean Religious Expression in Nella Larsen's Quicksand
M.Simmons
Candomble, Christianity and Gnosticism in Toni Morrison's Paradise
M.Marouan
PART III: DIASPORA IN LATIN AMERICA
Understanding Diaspora Culture: African Religious Heritage in the Caribbean
K.A.Smith
The African Diaspora in Mexico: Santeria, Tourism and Representations of the State
A.N.Castaneda
Writing out Africa? Racial Politics and the Cuban regla de ocha
C.Ayorinde
PART IV: DIASPORA IN THEORY
Macumba Has Invaded all Spheres: Africanity, Black Magic and the Study of Afro-Brazilian Religions
K.Hayes
Early American Pentecostalism: Race, Religion and the Politics of Anticipation
M.Waggoner
Toward a Tradition of African American Pragmatic Religious Naturalism
J.Kahn
Conclusion: "'Africa' in the Study of African American Religion"
E.S.Glaude
Afterword: "'Religion' in the Study of the African Diaspora"
R.T.McCutcheon.