Esotericism in African American Religious Experience

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Esotericism in African American Religious Experience
Author : Anonim
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Publisher : BRILL
Language : English
Release Date : 06 November 2014
ISBN : 9789004283428
Pages : 428 pages
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Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: “There is a Mystery”..., brings together groundbreaking essays that inaugurate Africana Esoteric Studies (AES): a new trans-disciplinary enterprise that investigates esoteric lore and practices in Africa and the African Diaspora.

Esotericism in African American Religious Experience

Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: “There is a Mystery”..., brings together groundbreaking essays that inaugurate Africana Esoteric Studies (AES): a new trans-disciplinary enterprise that investigates esoteric lore and practices in Africa and the African Diaspora.

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