The call of Bilal: Islam in the African diaspora

The heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: healing, spirit possession, and Islam in the village - African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims - Siddis and habshis in South Asia: shrines of the African saints and life-cycle rituals in the village - Islamic jiha...

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Main Author: Curtis, Edward E. 1970- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Chapel Hill, NC University of North Carolina Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Series/Journal:Islamic civilization and Muslim networks
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Africans / Foreign country / Islam / Sufism / Popular belief
B Africans / Blacks / Islam
Further subjects:B Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ
B Muslims Non-Islamic countries
B Muslims (Non-Islamic countries)
B Islam (Africa)
B Islam Africa
B African Diaspora
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Summary:The heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: healing, spirit possession, and Islam in the village - African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims - Siddis and habshis in South Asia: shrines of the African saints and life-cycle rituals in the village - Islamic jihad or just revolt? African Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean - African American Muslims in the United States: making physical and metaphysical homelands - Conclusion: echoes of Bilal across the African diaspora
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1469618117