Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake
Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library
NOOK App
Download NOOK app
NOOK Devices
NOOK eReaders
- NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus
- NOOK GlowLight 4e
- NOOK GlowLight 4
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 7.8"
- NOOK GlowLight 3
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 6"
NOOK Tablets
- NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
- NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
- NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]
Free NOOK Reading Apps
- NOOK for iOS
- NOOK for Android
BN.com website
Go to your Digital Library in My Account
Winner, 2026 PROSE Award in Psychology and Applied Social Work, given by the Association of American Publishers
Shortlist, 2026 Cheiron Book Prize
2025 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
How white psychiatrists pathologized African American religions
In the decades after the end of slavery, African Americans were committed to southern state mental hospitals at higher rates as white psychiatrists listed “religious excitement” among the most frequent causes of insanity for Black patients. At the s...























