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Black Muslim religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975 / Edward E. Curtis IV.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curtis, Edward E., IV, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black Muslims--History--20th century.
- Black Muslims.
- African American Muslims--History--20th century.
- African American Muslims.
- Black nationalism--United States--History--20th century.
- Black nationalism.
- Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)--History.
- Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908814-1-0
- 1-4696-0608-9
- 0-8078-7744-1
- OCLC:
- 476268625
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