Black religion in the madhouse : race and psychiatry in slavery's wake / Judith Weisenfeld.

Author/creator Weisenfeld, Judith author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : New York University Press, [2025]
Descriptionx, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Religion.
Black people--Race identity.
Psychology and religion--United States.
Racism--United States.

Contents The making of Black religious fanaticism -- Black freedom and the racialization of "religious excitement" -- Pathologizing Black supernaturalism -- Containing Black religious emotions -- The social environment and the "Negro cult" -- Faith in psychiatry.
Abstract "Black Religion in the Madhouse traces the encounter between African Americans and American psychiatry in the decades after the end of slavery and into the twentieth century, showing how white psychiatrists pathologized African American religion and exploring the implications of these theories and practices for Black patients"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Weisenfeld, Judith. Black religion in the madhouse New York : New York University Press, [2025] 9781479829798
LCCN 2024031408
ISBN9781479829781
ISBN1479829781 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book