Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One. Attitudes Toward Time and Work
7. 1. World Views in England and West Africa 15
8. 2. English and African Perceptions of Time 21
9. 3. Afro-American Attitudes 30
10. 4. Shared English and African Experiences of Work 44
11. 5. Anglo-American Attitudes 54
12. 6. Conclusions 64
13. Part Two. Attitudes Toward Space and the Natural World
14. 7. African and English Attitudes 71
15. 8. Black and White Visions in and of America 79
16. 9. Sharing Space Inside the Little House 100
17. 10. Sharing Space Inside the Big House 127
18. 11. Naming the Inhabitants 154
19. 12. Conclusions 165
20. Part Three. Understandings of Causality and Purpose
21. 13. African and English Explanations of Death and the Afterlife 171
22. 14. The Awakening to the Spirit in Virginia 178
23. 15. The Later Fruits of the Great Awakening 204
24. 16. Attitudes Toward Death and the Afterlife in Virginia 214
25. 17. Conclusions 226
26. Part Four. Coda
27. 18. Coherent World Views 233
28. Notes 243
29. Bibliography 313
30. Index 353