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AfroMecca in History : African Societies, Anti-Black Racism, and Teaching in Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca.
Just as the racist imaginary of Europeans about Black Africans has centered since the 18th century on the term ""monkey/ape"", that of Arabs has centered, since at least the middle ages, on the term ""ʻabd"" (""slave""). According to this i...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Just as the racist imaginary of Europeans about Black Africans has centered since the 18th century on the term ""monkey/ape"", that of Arabs has centered, since at least the middle ages, on the term ""ʻabd"" (""slave""). According to this imaginary, any black person is, by definition, a slave. As such, this book discusses anti-Black racism in Mecca and in other Arab regions, as well as the ancient presence of the Black diaspora in Mecca and Hijaz and the contribution it has made in different areas. The book also looks at the teaching system in the al-Haram Mosque of Mecca, its religious and po. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781527537989 1527537986 |