American murids: a lived Muslim practice of nonviolence
American Murids is a major new ethnography of an African Sufi Muslim immigrant community in the United States. It is particularly timely Igiven the current contentious discourse concerning Muslims and immigration. By listening to what Murids say about themselves, author Jonathan Bornman gives us the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York Berlin Bruxelles
Peter Lang
[2024]
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| In: |
Interdisciplinary studies in diasporas (volume 17)
Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st, New ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Interdisciplinary studies in diasporas
volume 17 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sufis (United States)
B Nonviolence Religious aspects Islam B Sufism (United States) B Islam (United States) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781636671444 |
| Summary: | American Murids is a major new ethnography of an African Sufi Muslim immigrant community in the United States. It is particularly timely Igiven the current contentious discourse concerning Muslims and immigration. By listening to what Murids say about themselves, author Jonathan Bornman gives us the first ever look at how the spiritual and ethical values of Murids in the diaspora influence the ways they interact with other communities in New York City. No other religious group in West Africa has generated more scholarship than the Muridiyya of Senegal. Much of this literature has focused on history, social and political science, economics, migration, and transnationality. This book offers a fresh look by using the lens of nonviolence, revealing the Murid commitment to shared peace. The discovery of a transnational Murid youth movement in New York City, balancing tradition and new expressions of faith, points towards the emergence of an American Muridiyya-- |
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| Item Description: | Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 281 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1636671454 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3726/b20616 |