Making Muslim space in North America and Europe
The essays in this volume explore aspects of the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe, communities largely made up of immigrants and their offspring, and, in the case of African-Americans, converts.[1] In the United States and Canada, the immigrant Muslim populati...
| Published in: | Comparative studies on muslim societies |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
1996
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| In: |
Comparative studies on muslim societies (22)
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| Reviews: | REVIEWS (2001) (Mcloughlin, Seán)
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| Series/Journal: | Comparative studies on muslim societies
22 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Europe
/ Islam
/ Diaspora (Religion)
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| Further subjects: | B
Muslims Europe
B Muslims Europe B Muslims North America B Muslims North America |
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| Summary: | The essays in this volume explore aspects of the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe, communities largely made up of immigrants and their offspring, and, in the case of African-Americans, converts.[1] In the United States and Canada, the immigrant Muslim populations have been dominated by professionals and have formed a relatively small proportion of the population, probably some three to four million people. The African-American population, probably at most about one million, while including some members who are among the educated and steadily employed, often represent the less privileged, not least the prison population discussed in one essay below. |
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| Item Description: | A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program |
| ISBN: | 0520204034 |