Christian Ritual and the Creation of British Slave Societies, 1650–1780 is a book by Nicholas M. Beasley published in 2009 by University of Georgia Press. This work presents a perspective on Christian institutions and customs in the Caribbean and Southern American colonies of Britain and how they influenced and impacted the institution of slavery between 1650 and 1780. It is part of the Race in the Atlantic World, 1700–1900 series published by University of Georgia Press.
Structure The work contains normal front material and six content chapters: Christian Ritual in British Slave Societies Ritual Time and Space in the British Plantation Colonies Marriage and Baptism in the British Plantation Colonies The Meanings of the Eucharist in the Plantation World Mortuary Ritual in the British Plantation Colonies Revolution, Evangelicalisms, and the Fragmentation of Anglo-America It concludes with a bibliography and index.
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About the author Nicholas M. Beasley is the rector at the Church of the Resurrection located in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Similar or related works Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast, and Italy, 1500–1800 Popular Politics and British Anti-Slavery: The Mobilisation of Public Opinion against the Slave Trade 1787–1807 That Most Precious Merchandise: The Mediterranean Trade in Black Sea Slaves, 1260–1500 Plantation Enterprise in Colonial South Carolina
See also History of Christianity History of Slavery History of Great Britain
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External links Christian Ritual and the Creation of British Slave Societies, 1650–1780, University of Georgia Press. Christian Ritual and the Creation of British Slave Societies, JSTOR. Christian Ritual and the Creation of British Slave Societies, 1650–1780, ProjectMuse.