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Islamic values in the United States : a comparative study / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Adair T. Lummis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, (c)1987.Description: viii, 196 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195041125
  • 9780195041132
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E184 .I853 1987
  • E184
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Contents:
Living in America : social integration -- Islamic laws, Muslim praxis, and American culture -- Gender and sex : roles of Muslim women and men -- Muslims in America : apprehensions, associations, aspirations, and achievements.
Subject: "The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country, it has grown to be one of the most prominent and rapidly-growing religious movements in America. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five Northeastern communities in detail. Including numerous interviews with members of these communities, this investigation provides a highly personal look at what it means to be a believing, practicing Muslim in America at a time when Islam is under the critical scrutiny of international news. The authors describe the institutions and leadership of American Islam, Muslim law, and its applications in the American context, examining the kinds of problems that beset Muslims trying to observe the elements of their faith in a potentially difficult environment. Family life and the roles and relationships of men and women are thoroughly detailed as well."--Publisher.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction E184.H333.I853 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002047153
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction E184.M88H33 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923000666459

Islamic institutions in the United States -- Living in America : social integration -- Islamic laws, Muslim praxis, and American culture -- Gender and sex : roles of Muslim women and men -- Muslims in America : apprehensions, associations, aspirations, and achievements.

"The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country, it has grown to be one of the most prominent and rapidly-growing religious movements in America. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five Northeastern communities in detail. Including numerous interviews with members of these communities, this investigation provides a highly personal look at what it means to be a believing, practicing Muslim in America at a time when Islam is under the critical scrutiny of international news. The authors describe the institutions and leadership of American Islam, Muslim law, and its applications in the American context, examining the kinds of problems that beset Muslims trying to observe the elements of their faith in a potentially difficult environment. Family life and the roles and relationships of men and women are thoroughly detailed as well."--Publisher.

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