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This spot of ground : Spiritual Baptists in Toronto / Carol B. Duncan.

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This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto represents the first detailed exploration of an African-Caribbean religion in the context of contemporary migration to Canada. Toronto is home to Canadas largest black population, a significant portion of which comprises Caribbean migrants and their...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Duncan, Carol B. (Carol Bernadette), 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Spiritual Baptists > Ontario > Toronto > History.
Women immigrants > Religious life > Ontario > Toronto.
Spiritual Baptists > Interviews.
Women, Black > Religious life > Ontario > Toronto.
Spiritual Baptists.
Women, Black > Religious life.
Toronto (Ont.) > Religious life and customs.
Ontario > Toronto.
History.
Interviews.
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Summary:This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto represents the first detailed exploration of an African-Caribbean religion in the context of contemporary migration to Canada. Toronto is home to Canadas largest black population, a significant portion of which comprises Caribbean migrants and their descendants. This book shows how the development of the Spiritual Baptist religion in Canada has been shaped by the immigration experiences of church members, the large majority of whom are women, and it examines the ways in which religious experiences have mediated the members' experiences of m.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.
ISBN:9781554580859
1554580854

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