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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.
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 "A PASSPORT TO HEAVEN'S GATE"; 2 "THIS SPOT OF GROUND": THE EMERGENCE OF SPIRITUAL BAPTISTS IN TORONTO; 3 "SO SPIRITUALLY, SO CARNALLY": SPIRITUAL BAPTIST RITUAL, THEOLOGY, AND THE EVERYDAY WORLD IN TORONTO; 4 "AFRICALAND": "AFRICA" IN TORONTO SPIRITUAL BAPTIST EXPERIENCE; 5 "DEY GIVE ME A HOUSE TO GATHER IN DI CHIL'REN": MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN THE SPIRITUAL BAPTIST CHURCH; 6 AUNT(Y) JEMIMA IN TORONTO SPIRITUAL BAPTIST EXPERIENCES: SPIRITUAL MOTHER OR SERVILE WOMAN?; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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