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A Luminous Brotherhood: Afro-Creole Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans Emily Suzanne Clark
A Luminous Brotherhood: Afro-Creole Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans
Emily Suzanne Clark
In the midst of a nineteenth-century boom in spiritual experimentation, the Cercle Harmonique, a remarkable group of African-descended men, practiced Spiritualism in heavily Catholic New Orleans. In this first comprehensive history of the Cercle, Emily Suzanne Clark illuminates how highly diverse religious practices wind in significant ways through American life, culture, and history.
288 pages, 6 halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 30, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781469628783 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 548 g |