A coat of many colors : religion and society along the Cape Fear River of North Carolina /
While religious diversity is often considered a relatively recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled. The Cape Fear River and the port city of Wilmington were more urban than the rest of the state; thus the regi...
| Основен автор: | Conser, Walter H. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
℗♭2006.
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| Серия: |
Religion in the South.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=175467 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Coat of many colors. |
| Резюме: |
While religious diversity is often considered a relatively recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled. The Cape Fear River and the port city of Wilmington were more urban than the rest of the state; thus the region provided people with opportunities seldom found in other parts of North Carolina. These opportunities drew residents from many ethnic backgrounds, and the residents brought their religious traditions with them. In A Coat of Many Colors, Walter H. Conser Jr. explores how religious and racial diver. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-360) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0813171466 9780813171463 9780813138305 0813138302 |