Muhammad Fraser-Rahim

Gullah Geechee Muslims in America (eBook, PDF)

Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Through meticulous research, interviews, and documentation,Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora presents a unique and significant contribution to religious studies, Africana studies, and anthropology by shedding light on a previously understudied aspect of the Gullah/Geechee community and culture. Previous studies of enslaved African Muslims have claimed that Islam, as a conscious practice, vanished by the eve of the Civil War. However, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim highlights the continuity of Islamic belief and practice in the Lowcountry. For scholars who have spent decades researching the retention of African culture among the enslaved and their descendants, this book reveals certain challenges and poses new avenues of research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978794672
• Artikelnr.: 75076945

Autorenporträt

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim is associate professor at the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Islam in the African Diaspora: Memory and Traditions
Chapter Two: Formation of Gullah/Geechee communities and the low country
Chapter Three: Early Islam in America
Chapter Four: Gullah/Geechee Muslim communities in South Carolina and
Georgia
Conclusion