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Islam in America / Jonathan Curiel. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Islam in--Publication details: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, (c)2015.Description: xxii, 186 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781848855984
  • 9781848855991
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP67
  • BP67.C975.I853 2015
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Contents:
by Malise Ruthven -- Preface: Islam's growing presence in America -- Slavery and the struggle to maintain belief: American Islam, 1619-1865 -- 'White Muslims' change the face of a faith: American Islam, 1890-1910 -- Islam becomes a religion of the Nation: American Islam, 1920-1965 -- Islam establishes an identity far beyond the mosque: American Islam, 1965-2010 -- The shock of 9/11: crisis and confidence for Muslim-Americans -- The diversity of American Muslims: a religious, ethnic, and cultural profile -- Who's who in Muslim America -- Gender and religion: how 'feminist Islam' has taken root and flourished in America -- In politics, Muslim-Americans progress one step at a time -- Conflicts and co-existence: the American dream in the twenty-first century.
Summary: "Islam is a hidden ingredient in the melting pot of America. Though there are between 2 and 8 million Muslims in the USA, Islam has traditionally had little political clout compared to other minority faiths. Nonetheless it is believed to be the country's fastest-growing religion, with a vibrant culture of theological debate, particularly regarding the role of women preachers. In Islam in America, Jonathan Curiel traces the story of America's Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California, Curiel portrays the diversity of practices, cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. He profiles the leading personalities and institutions representing the community, and explores their relationship to the wider politics of America, particularly after 9/11. Islam in America offers an indispensable guide to the social life of modern Islam and the diversity of contemporary America."--Back cover.
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Foreword by Malise Ruthven -- Preface: Islam's growing presence in America -- Slavery and the struggle to maintain belief: American Islam, 1619-1865 -- 'White Muslims' change the face of a faith: American Islam, 1890-1910 -- Islam becomes a religion of the Nation: American Islam, 1920-1965 -- Islam establishes an identity far beyond the mosque: American Islam, 1965-2010 -- The shock of 9/11: crisis and confidence for Muslim-Americans -- The diversity of American Muslims: a religious, ethnic, and cultural profile -- Who's who in Muslim America -- Gender and religion: how 'feminist Islam' has taken root and flourished in America -- In politics, Muslim-Americans progress one step at a time -- Conflicts and co-existence: the American dream in the twenty-first century.

"Islam is a hidden ingredient in the melting pot of America. Though there are between 2 and 8 million Muslims in the USA, Islam has traditionally had little political clout compared to other minority faiths. Nonetheless it is believed to be the country's fastest-growing religion, with a vibrant culture of theological debate, particularly regarding the role of women preachers. In Islam in America, Jonathan Curiel traces the story of America's Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California, Curiel portrays the diversity of practices, cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. He profiles the leading personalities and institutions representing the community, and explores their relationship to the wider politics of America, particularly after 9/11. Islam in America offers an indispensable guide to the social life of modern Islam and the diversity of contemporary America."--Back cover.

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