Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress (The Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People)
Hope Draped in Black examines the intersections of race, melancholy, and progress through the religious cultures of African and African Diaspora people. Attending to the tension between hope and suffering, it offers a thoughtful contribution to scholarship on religion, racial experience, and cultural meaning.
About This Book
Hope Draped in Black explores the relationship between race, melancholy, and the idea of progress.
The book focuses on the religious cultures of African and African Diaspora people, considering how hope and suffering can exist together.
Its title points to an examination of the emotional and spiritual tensions surrounding racial experience and visions of advancement.
This work will interest readers of religious studies, African Diaspora studies, race and ethnicity, and cultural criticism.
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