A history of Islam in America : from the new world to the new world order /
This text traces the history of Muslims in the United States and their different waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries, through colonial and antebellum America, through world wars and civil rights struggles, to the contemporary era. It tells the stories of individual Muslims, and...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
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| Summary: | This text traces the history of Muslims in the United States and their different waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries, through colonial and antebellum America, through world wars and civil rights struggles, to the contemporary era. It tells the stories of individual Muslims, and their lives as immigrants and citizens within the broad context of the American religious experience showing how their experiences have been integral to the evolution of American Muslim institutions and practices. Muslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. The first arrivals date to the turn of the sixteenth century when European explorers and colonists crossed the Atlantic in search of new horizons and trading routes. This work is a portrayal of a diverse religious community and its relationship with America. It serves as a strong antidote to the current politicized dichotomy between Islam and the West, which has come to dominate the study of Muslims in America and further afield |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 446 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-425) and index |
| ISBN: | 0511780494 1107253802 1139776037 1139777556 1139779079 1139782061 1139793454 1316088006 9780511780493 9781107253803 9781139776035 9781139777551 9781139779074 9781139782067 9781139793452 9781316088005 |