File:The Ordinance of Baptism in Jamaica RMG F0744.tiff
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| Author |
George Baxter |
| Description |
English: The Ordinance of Baptism in Jamaica Christian missionaries, sent to the Caribbean by European missionary societies, campaigned strenuously for the abolition of slavery. Churches provided places in which the enslaved could plan and campaign as well as pray. Baptist worship, in particular, could also be interwoven with forms of African religious practice, leading to the emergence of distinct religious forms in the Americas. The immersion in the ocean, for example, could enable some Africans to connect baptism with Yemaya, the Yoruba goddess of the ocean, and the mother of all life. This interweaving of African cultural and religious practices with those of Europe was a key element in the emergence of new religious forms in the Americas. For the enslaved, the Baptists also had the advantage of not being one of the established churches, like the Church of England, which had displayed little desire to advocate abolition, and had, in places, profited from slavery. Baxter, a technically accomplished colour printer, worked for the London Missionary Society from 1837 to 1843. |
| Date | 1842 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 385 mm x 536 mm; Image: 288 mm x 398 mm; Mount: 485 mm x 637 mm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/254872 |
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| Identifier | id number: ZBA2699 undefined: PR116 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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