Islam and the Blackamerican : looking toward the third resurrection /

Dismissing the idea that an 'African connection' explains the spread of Islam amongst African Americans, Sherman Jackson explores the complex factors that have given rise to the Black Muslim movement & finds answers in both African American religious traditions & the doctrines of t...

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Main Author: Jackson, Sherman A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction; 1. Islam and Black Religion; 2. The Third Resurrection and the Ghost of Edward Wilmot Blyden; 3. Black Orientalism; 4. Between Blackamerica, Immigrant Islam, and the Dominant Culture; 5. Blackamerican Islam Between Religion, Nationalism, and Spirituality; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.