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Islam in America /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curiel, Jonathan
Other Authors: Ruthven, Malise
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
Series:Islam in--
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.