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Muslim families in North America / edited by Earle H. Waugh, Sharon McIrvin Abu-Laban, Regula Burckhardt Qureshi.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muslims--North America--Social conditions.
- Muslims.
- Families--North America.
- Families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton, Alta., Canada : University of Alberta Press, c1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection explores issues of adaptation between Islam and North American culture, including the dynamics of the family, strategies for coping, the influence of an alien environment upon believers, and the role of women in an Islamic setting.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; PART ONE: Muslim Normative Traditions and the North American Environment; Family and Religion among Muslim Immigrants and Their Descendants; The Muslim Family: The Scriptural Framework; North America and the Adaptation of the Muslim Tradition: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Family; PART TWO: From Generation to Generation: Transmitting the Tradition; Islamic Identity, Family, and Community: The Case of the Nizari Ismaili Community; The Muharram Majlis: The Role of a Ritual in the Preservation of Shi'a Identity
- Parents and Youth: Perceiving and Practicing Islam in North AmericaPART THREE: The Dynamics of Family Formation and Process; Marriage and Divorce among Muslims in Canada; Marriage Strategies among Muslims from South Asia; Family Stability among African-American Muslims; Muslims in North America: Mate Selection as an Indicator of Change; PART FOUR: Muslim Women: Gender in Socio-Religious Context; Yemeni and Lebanese Muslim Immigrant Women in Southeast Dearborn, Michigan; Palestinian-American Muslim Women: Living on the Margins of Two Worlds; Reflections on Islamic Tradition, Women, and Family
- PART FIVE: Epilogue: Prospects and AssessmentsBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-357) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4593-0059-9
- 1-4175-9305-9
- OCLC:
- 951202839
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