Islam in Black America
ISBN-13:
9780791453704
ISBN-10:
0791453707
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Edward E. Curtis IV
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Format:
Paperback
188 pages
Category:
African History
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ISBN-13:
9780791453704
ISBN-10:
0791453707
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Edward E. Curtis IV
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Format:
Paperback
188 pages
Category:
African History
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Islam in Black America (ISBN-13: 9780791453704 and ISBN-10: 0791453707), written by authors
Edward E. Curtis IV, was published by State University of New York Press in 2002.
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Explores modern African-American Islamic thought within the context of Islamic history, giving special attention to questions of universality versus particularity.
Many of the most prominent figures in African-American Islam have been dismissed as Muslim heretics and cultists. Focusing on the works of five of these notable figures—Edward W. Blyden, Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Wallace D. Muhammad—author Edward E. Curtis IV examines the origin and development of modern African-American Islamic thought. Curtis notes that intellectual tensions in African-American Islam parallel those of Islam throughout its history—most notably, whether Islam is a religion for a particular group of people or whether it is a religion for all people. In the African-American context, such tensions reflect the struggle for black liberation and the continuing reconstruction of black identity. Ultimately, Curtis argues, the interplay of particular and universal interpretations of the faith can allow African-American Islam a vision that embraces both a specific group of people and all people.
Many of the most prominent figures in African-American Islam have been dismissed as Muslim heretics and cultists. Focusing on the works of five of these notable figures—Edward W. Blyden, Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Wallace D. Muhammad—author Edward E. Curtis IV examines the origin and development of modern African-American Islamic thought. Curtis notes that intellectual tensions in African-American Islam parallel those of Islam throughout its history—most notably, whether Islam is a religion for a particular group of people or whether it is a religion for all people. In the African-American context, such tensions reflect the struggle for black liberation and the continuing reconstruction of black identity. Ultimately, Curtis argues, the interplay of particular and universal interpretations of the faith can allow African-American Islam a vision that embraces both a specific group of people and all people.
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