{"product_id":"saints-in-exile-the-holiness-pentecostal-experience-in-african-american-religion-and-culture-9780195131017","title":"Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture","description":"\u003cem\u003eSaints in Exile\u003c\/em\u003e studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of \u003cem\u003eexile\u003c\/em\u003e, both as an idea and an experience, as the key to understanding the dialectical nature of African American religious and intellectual life, that W.E.B. Du Bois called \"double-conscious.\" Sanders's \u003cem\u003esaints in exile\u003c\/em\u003e are a people who see themselves as \"in the world but not of it\"; their marginalized status is both self-imposed and involuntary, a consequence of racism, sexism and other forms of elitism. When joined with the biblical tropes of homecoming and reconciliation, the concept of \u003cem\u003eexile\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a vital vantage point from which to identify, critique, and remedy the continued alienation of blacks, women, and the poor in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sanders's interpretive approach clarifies many paradoxical features of black existence, especially the peculiar interplay of the sacred and the secular in African American song, speech, and dance. She particularly scrutinizes gospel music, a product of the Sanctified worship tradition that has had a significant influence on popular culture. \u003cem\u003eSaints in Exile\u003c\/em\u003e goes further than any previous study in illuminating the African American experience; it will be welcomed by scholars and students of American religion, African American studies, and American History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanders, Cheryl J.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195131017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 0.62d","brand":"Cheryl J. Sanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32745626370123,"sku":"9780195131017","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b567b39e-1e10-46d8-80db-b37d2e33cccd.jpg?v=1597704533","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/saints-in-exile-the-holiness-pentecostal-experience-in-african-american-religion-and-culture-9780195131017","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}