The practice of Islam in America : an introduction /

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"An introduction to the ways in which ordinary Muslim Americans practice their faith. Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What's it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Curtis, Edward E., IV, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Muslims > United States.
Islam > Customs and practices.
Religious life > Islam.
Musulmans > États-Unis.
Islam > Coutumes et pratiques.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Muslims.
Muslim
Islam
Religionsausübung
United States.
USA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Edward E. Curtis IV
  • Salah: daily prayers in Muslim America / Rose Aslan
  • Dhikr: remembering the divine / Rosemary R. Corbett
  • Hajj: the pilgrimage / Hussein Rashid
  • Ramadan, Eid al-fitr, and Eid al-adha: fasting and feasting / Jackleen Salem
  • Ashura: commemorating Imam Husayn / Michael Muhammad Knight
  • Milad/mawlid: celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday / Marcia Hermansen
  • Birth rituals: welcoming a child into the world / Maria F. Curtis
  • Weddings: love and mercy in marriage ceremonies / Juliane Hammer
  • Funerals and death rites: honoring the departed / Amir Hussain
  • You can't be human alone: philanthropy and social giving in Muslim communities / Danielle Widmann Abraham
  • Food practices: the ethics of eating / Magfirah Dahlan
  • The Qur'an: studying, embodying, and living with the word of God / Muna Ali.

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