Women of the nation : between black protest and Sunni Islam /

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"With vocal public figures such as Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam often appears to be a male-centric religious movement, and over 60 years of scholarship have perpetuated that notion. Yet, women have been pivotal in the NOI's development, playing a maj...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gibson, Dawn-Marie
Other Authors: Karim, Jamillah Ashira, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.) > History.
Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)
Muslim women > United States > History.
Women and religion > United States > History.
Musulmanes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Femmes et religion > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
HISTORY > North America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Muslim women
Women and religion
Nation of Islam.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Our nation" : women and the NOI, pre-1975
  • "Thank God it changed!" : women's transition to Sunni Islam, 1975-80
  • Resurrecting the nation : women in Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam
  • Women in the Nation of Islam and the Warith Deen Mohammed community : crafting a dialogue.

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