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Servants of Allah : African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas /

It is widely assumed that the faith enslaved West African Muslims brought to the Americas was quickly absorbed into their new Christian milieu. Yet, as the author demonstrates in this book, Islam flourished during slavery on a large scale. Even while enslaved, many Muslims managed to follow most of...

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Auteur principal: Diouf, Sylviane A. (Sylviane Anna), 1952-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, 2013
Édition:15th anniversary edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • African Muslims, Christian Europeans, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • Upholding the Five Pillars of Islam in a Hostile World
  • The Muslim Community
  • Literacy : A Distinction and a Danger
  • Resistance, Revolts, and Returns to Africa
  • The Muslim Legacy.