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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778141603321

Autore

Curtis Edward E., IV, <1970->

Titolo

Black Muslim religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975 [[electronic resource] /] / Edward E. Curtis IV

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2006

ISBN

1-4696-0608-9

0-8078-7744-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

297.8/7

Soggetti

Black Muslims - History - 20th century

African American Muslims - History - 20th century

Black nationalism - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What Islam has done for me : finding religion in the Nation of Islam --  Making a Muslim messenger : defending the Islamic legitimacy of Elijah Muhammad --  Black Muslim history narratives : orienting the Nation of Islam in Muslim time and space --  The ethics of the Black Muslim body -- Rituals of control and liberation --  Conclusion : becoming Muslim Again.

Sommario/riassunto

Offers the comprehensive examination of the rituals, ethics, theologies, and religious narratives of the Nation of Islam, showing how the movement combined elements of Afro-Eurasian Islamic traditions with African American traditions to create a new form of Islamic faith.