Slave Religion: The "Invisible Institution" in the Antebellum South

Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today. Using a variety of first and second-hand sources— some objective, some personal, all riveting— Raboteau analyzes the transformation of the African r...