BIBFRAME Work

Title

Black religion in the madhouse

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Weisenfeld, Judith (author )

Subject

• African Americans--Religion--History (LCSH)
• Black people--Race identity (LCSH)
• Racism--United States (LCSH)
• Psychology and religion--United States (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 362.2088/200973 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: BL625.2 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"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.

Authorized Access Point

Weisenfeld, Judith. Black religion in the madhouse

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-12T03:50:47.026431+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23991016

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-12
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc