The Best Knower: Mythmaking, Fard Muhammad, and the Lost-Found Nation of Islam
This article explores the deification of Fard Muhammad by Elijah Muhammad and its essential place in the mythology of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam. It argues that the mystery surrounding Fard’s life allowed him to serve as a locus of identity and authority for the organization and, consequently, h...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Common Ground Publishing
2020
|
| In: |
The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-93 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mythmaking
B New Religious Movements B Nation of Islam B African American Religion B American Religious History |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |