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Black Routes to Islam /

Starting with 19th century narratives of African American travelers to the Holy Land, the following chapters probe Islam's role in urban social movements, music and popular culture, relations between African Americans and Muslim immigrants, and the racial politics of American Islam with the ong...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Aidi, Hishaam D. (Editor), Marable, Manning (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Critical Black Studies Series, Institute for Research in African American Studies.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Ethnicity Studies.
Islam.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology of Religion.
Sociology, general.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Ethnicity.
Religion and culture.
Religion and sociology.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Starting with 19th century narratives of African American travelers to the Holy Land, the following chapters probe Islam's role in urban social movements, music and popular culture, relations between African Americans and Muslim immigrants, and the racial politics of American Islam with the ongoing war in Iraq.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages)
ISBN:9780230623743
DOI:10.1057/9780230623743