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Resisting The “Slave Religion”: Understanding “Christianity Proper” Through The Slave Narratives Of Frederick Douglass And Harriet Jacobs
| Title: | Resisting The “Slave Religion”: Understanding “Christianity Proper” Through The Slave Narratives Of Frederick Douglass And Harriet Jacobs. |
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| Name(s): |
Casseus, Aniska , author Fox, Regis M., Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of English Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2024 | |
| Date Issued: | 2024 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 59 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This thesis seeks to explore the misconception that arises when viewing Christianity as the source of enslavement or White supremacy. Focusing specifically on the nineteenth-century Antebellum era, This Thesis investigates the primary texts of Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Fredrick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself—two prominent Christians of their time—to juxtapose the teachings and practices of their captors with the actual Biblical text. This thesis seeks to explore and complicate the common narrative that has falsely implicated Christianity as a tool of oppression. | |
| Identifier: | FA00014442 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Slave narratives Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897 Christianity |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014442 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU |
