QUOTES:
"The Great Awakening involved dramatic hysterics as seen in Pentecostalism and was followed by a bi polar like crash in depression among many people, and a great deal of them commited suicide. We just couldn't handle those extreme states of consciousness. We didn't have years of tradition to guide us safely through those altered states as the traditional African religions have."

"I have gone through graduate level studies in comparative religions,....and you are so on the mark here! You did know ( that William J. Seymour (the African-American preacher that took over the original Azusa Street Mission)...was reportedly very familiar with Voudun practices. Even Parham was said to have rushed back to try and subdue,....and try and control the situation that was happening. Parham was not successful,....so the pente-voudun practices continued (and spread). --Nothing wrong with that at all,..........but like you said,...."


Would either of you, Stubborn Envelop or Nitebreez, happen to remember the name of the book/s that you got this information from? I would really love to read more on these subject, thanks.