Muslim communities in North America /:

This book provides a look at Muslim life and institutions forming in North America. It considers the range of Islamic life in North America with its different racial-ethnic and cultural identities, customs, and religious orientations. Issues of acculturation, ethnicity, orthodoxy, and the changing r...

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Weitere Verfasser: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-, Smith, Jane I.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series in Middle Eastern studies.
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Zusammenfassung:This book provides a look at Muslim life and institutions forming in North America. It considers the range of Islamic life in North America with its different racial-ethnic and cultural identities, customs, and religious orientations. Issues of acculturation, ethnicity, orthodoxy, and the changing roles of women are brought into focus. The authors provide insight into the lives of recent immigrants who are asking what is Islamically appropriate in a non-Muslim environment. Contrasts are drawn between Sunni and Shi'i groups, and attention is given to the activities of some Sufi organizations. The growing Islamic community among African-American Muslims is examined, including the followers of Warith Deen Muhammed and the sectarians identified with black power, such as the Nation of Islam, Darul Islam, and the Five Percenters. The authors document the challenges and issues that American Muslims face, such as prejudice and racism; pressure from overseas Muslims; dress and education; the influence of Islamic revivalism on the development of the community in this country; and the maintenance of Muslim identity amidst the pressure for assimilation.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxx, 545 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-533) and index.
ISBN:0585044937
9780585044934

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