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