In the name of Elijah Muhammad : Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam / Mattias Gardell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardell, Mattias.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

C. Eric Lincoln series on the Black experience.

C. Eric Lincoln series on the Black experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Name of Elijah Muhammad tells the story of the Nation of Islam-its rise in northern inner-city ghettos during the Great Depression through its decline following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975 to its rejuvenation under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan. Mattias Gardell sets this story within the context of African American social history, the legacy of black nationalism, and the long but hidden Islamic presence in North America. He presents with insight and balance a detailed view of one of the most controversial yet least explored organizations in the United States-and

Contents:

Restoration of Dignity: The Rise of Black Nationalism: Black to Basics. A Black Moses in the House of Pharaoh

The Crescent of the Occident: Islam in Black America prior to 1930: Black Muslim Slaves and Scholars. Noble Drew Ali and the Moorish Gospel

The Genesis of the Nation of Islam: Behold, I Will Send You Elijah. A Voice ofOne Crying in the Wilderness. A Nation of Islam. The Image of a Voodoo Cult in an Urban Jungle. Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Champions for Allah

Forces of Evil: An Asiatic Assault on Babylon. Exposing the Nation. Terminated. A Federal Conspiracy to Neutralize the Nation of Islam. Knights ofAmericanism and the Threat ofBlack Islam

The Fall of the Nation: Until Death Do Us Part. Rapid Islamization Transit. To Dismantle an Empire. Religion, Perception, and Change

The Resurrection of the Nation of Islam: From the Nightclub to the Mosque. The Fall and Resurrection of the Nation of Islam. Kinship, Scripture, and Strategies of Legitimation. The Messiah Has Finally Come. The Black Path of Redemption. Rebuilding the Black House

A Nation of Gods: The Creed of Black Islam: The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth. Demonogony: The Making of a Devil. Gods Making Evil: The Problem of Theodicy. Death Rides a Pale Horse and Hell Follows with Him. The Sleeping Beauty and the Prince of Love. The Wheel and Satan, the Challenger. Apocalypse Now. Religion, Logic, and Configurations of Belief. There Are but HowMany Gods? Proving the Creed: Religion and Science. The Mathematical Code of Islam. What is Newin New Religions?

The Sun ofIslam Will Rise in the West: Allah's Gradual Approach. Follow Bilal into Paradise. Qadhdhafi and the Third Universal Theory. Islamic Reformer and World Transformer, Qadhdhafi's Twin Role. Qadhdhafi and the Nation of Islam. The Lost Found Nation of Islam. The Five Percent Nation of Islam. The Nubian Islaamic Hebrews: The Ansaaru Allah Community

Strained Seeds of Abraham: Is the NOI an Anti-Christian, Anti-Semitic Nazi Cult?: Christendoom and Crucifiction. Black Bridge over Troubled Waters. Blacks, Jews, and the Nation of Islam. From Dirty Religion Blues to Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Anti-Semites or AntiSatanites? The Nazi Connection

A Divine Nation in a Decaying World: Gangland Gangstas Turning Gods. The Hip-Hop Mission. When Somethin's Wrong In tha Hood, Who Are You Gonna Call? The NOI Prison Reform Ministry: Let My People Go. 40 Acres and a Mule. Vote Black Muslim for Congress. Farewell to Welfare: The Black POWER ofthe Nation of Islam. Exit by Reeducation: Road to Freedom. Artificial Disease and Natural Health Care. "It's a God in the House": Black Islamic Family Ideals. Justicia Niger. The Quest for Black Reunification. Children ofArmageddon, or, To Civilize the Uncivilized.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[433]-470) and index.

ISBN:

9786613062765

9781283062763

1283062763

9780822382430

0822382431

OCLC:

850216179