Muslim Innovations in American Exceptionalist Rhetoric: Linda Sarsour's American Jeremiad
This article focuses on the rhetoric of American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour. Sarsour makes use of social media to pose a critique of American society, in the style of an American jeremiad. Sarsour serves as a jeremiadic preacher, who lambastes the chosen American people for straying from their id...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and popular culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sarsour, Linda 1980-
/ American Exceptionalism
/ Lament
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
hijabi women
B jeremiad B American Muslims B Twitter B Sacvan Bercovitch B social media and religion B Facebook B Muslim Women |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on the rhetoric of American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour. Sarsour makes use of social media to pose a critique of American society, in the style of an American jeremiad. Sarsour serves as a jeremiadic preacher, who lambastes the chosen American people for straying from their ideals of liberty and justice, and incites them to fulfill their destiny as beacons of hope for racial harmony and respect for human rights. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.29.2.4085 |