Islam and the Americas
In case studies that include the Caribbean, South America, Mexico, and the United States, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume trace the establishment of Islam in the Americas over the past four centuries. They simultaneously explore Muslims' lived experiences and the ways Islam ha...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
University Press of Florida
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | New World Diasporas
New World Diasporas Ser. |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam -- North America
B Muslims ; South America B Muslims ; North America B Muslims -- South America B Islam ; South America B Electronic books B Islam -- South America B Islam ; North America B Muslims -- North America |
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| Summary: | In case studies that include the Caribbean, South America, Mexico, and the United States, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume trace the establishment of Islam in the Americas over the past four centuries. They simultaneously explore Muslims' lived experiences and the ways Islam has been shaped in the New World-by "Muslim minority" societies such as the Shriners; through the Gilded Age's fascination with Orientalism; in the embrace of Islam by American black intellectuals like Malcolm X and the Black Power movement; and by the ways hip hop artists re-create and reimagine Muslim i |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0813055075 |