Science and technology in Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam: astrophysical disaster, genetic engineering, UFOs, white apocalypse, and black resurrection

This article explores the centrality of science and technology to religious thought and practice in Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam from the 1950s through the 1970s. Tracing the dynamic meanings of scientific knowledge in the context of the postwar United States, the article’s central argument is...

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Main Author: Curtis, Edward E. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press [2016]
In: Nova religio
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-31
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Black Muslims / Natural sciences / Astrophysics / Technics / UFO / Blacks / Whites / Racism
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
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