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An interesting ethnography that is in conversation with other studies on Gullah culture, Talking to the Dead goes beyond previous scholarship by highlighting the spirituality of contemporary Gullah women. --Margaret Washington, author of Sojourner Truth's America

LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant has produced a masterful work of scholarship that not only provides a unique analysis of 'lived' history and religion in the lives of contemporary African American women but also bears witness to the power of human creativity, expressed through imagination, memory, and performance. By crafting such an adept narrative, Manigault-Bryant draws the reader into a compelling story that balances her subjective experiences with a new and productive methodological approach. --Yvonne P. Chireau, author of Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition

Talking to the Dead is an incredibly rich study, which will reward both a general readership and readers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. --Teresa Zackodnik Feminist Review (11/10/2015)

LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant has produced a masterful work of scholarship that not only provides a unique analysis of 'lived' history and religion in the lives of contemporary African American women but also bears witness to the power of human creativity, expressed through imagination, memory, and performance. By crafting such an adept narrative, Manigault-Bryant draws the reader into a compelling story that balances her subjective experiences with a new and productive methodological approach. -- Yvonne P. Chireau, author of Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition An interesting ethnography that is in conversation with other studies on Gullah culture, Talking to the Dead goes beyond previous scholarship by highlighting the spirituality of contemporary Gullah women. -- Margaret Washington, author of Sojourner Truth's America Talking to the Dead is an incredibly rich study, which will reward both a general readership and readers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. -- Teresa Zackodnik Feminist Review LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant's Talking to the Dead is well suited for the novice who is unaware of any of the traditions and religious practices of the Gullah/Geechee... Because of its emphasis on black women, the ethnography also has much to offer to the black feminist or black womanist scholar, especially one with an interest in African Diasporic culture or African derivative belief systems. -- Constance Bailey Western Folklore

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LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Williams College.

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