Our Kentucky: A Study of the Bluegrass StateUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1992 - History The South has always been one of the most distinctive regions of the United States, with its own set of traditions and a turbulent history. Although often associated with cotton, hearty food, and rich dialects, the South is also noted for its strong sense of religion, which has significantly shaped its history. Dramatic political, social, and economic events have often shaped the development of southern religion, making the nuanced dissection of the religious history of the region a difficult undertaking. For instance, segregation and the subsequent civil rights movement profoundly affected churches in the South as they sought to mesh the tenets of their faith with the prevailing culture. Editors Walter H. Conser and Rodger M. Payne and the bookÕs contributors place their work firmly in the trend of modern studies of southern religion that analyze cultural changes to gain a better understanding of religionÕs place in southern culture now and in the future. Southern Crossroads: Perspectives on Religion and Culture takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach that explores the intersection of religion and various aspects of southern life. The volume is organized into three sections, such as ÒReligious Aspects of Southern Culture,Ó that deal with a variety of topics, including food, art, literature, violence, ritual, shrines, music, and interactions among religious groups. The authors survey many combinations of religion and culture, with discussions ranging from the effect of Elvis PresleyÕs music on southern spirituality to yard shrines in Miami to the archaeological record of African American slave religion. The book explores the experiences of immigrant religious groups in the South, also dealing with the reactions of native southerners to the groups arriving in the region. The authors discuss the emergence of religious and cultural acceptance, as well as some of the apparent resistance to this development, as they explore the experiences of Buddhist Americans in the South and Jewish foodways. Southern Crossroads also looks at distinct markers of religious identity and the role they play in gender, politics, ritual, and violence. The authors address issues such as the role of women in Southern Baptist churches and the religious overtones of lynching, with its themes of blood sacrifice and atonement. Southern Crossroads offers valuable insights into how southern religion is studied and how people and congregations evolve and adapt in an age of constant cultural change. |
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Contents
Geography | 1 |
The Ancient Past | 17 |
Government and Politics | 38 |
The People and Their Leisure Time | 58 |
The Antebellum Era 17751860 | 77 |
Religion | 92 |
Slavery and Antislavery | 105 |
Race Relations after 1865 | 122 |
Literature | 226 |
Performing Arts | 246 |
Folk Arts | 256 |
Historic Architecture | 270 |
Toward the Modern Era 1930 to the Present | 286 |
Education | 298 |
Kentucky Today and Tomorrow | 314 |
Kentucky Counties | 333 |
At War 17761999 | 136 |
Violence | 156 |
Economics | 172 |
Womens Quest for Reform | 189 |
From Wars End to the Great Depression 18651930 | 207 |
Kentuckys Governors | 345 |
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CONTRIBUTORS | 357 |
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