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Afro-Eccentricity explores three overlapping stories of Black Religion: the Soul, Black Church, and Ancestor Narratives. Hart contends that these narratives dominate most accounts of Black Religion that, collectively, he calls the "Standard Narrative of Black Religion."

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Three Narratives of Black Religion Art and the Ancestor Narrative The Archaeologist The Renegade The Prophet The Conjuror Concluding Remarks

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WILLIAM D. HART is Professor of Religious Studies and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA.

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