Borícua Muslims : Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chitwood, Ken.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.

Summary:

The stories and struggles of Puerto Rican Muslims in modern day America. Among Puerto Rican converts to Islam, marginalization is a fact of daily life.Their "authenticity" is questioned by other Muslims and by fellow Borícua on the island and in the United States.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface and Note on Language

Introduction. AmeRican Muslims in a Cosmopolitan Age

1. Coyunturas and Contingent Lineages. Archives of AmeRican Muslim Memory

2. I will never deny Im Boricua. Resignifying Puerto Rican Peoplehood

3. An ummah en vaiven. AmeRican Muslims, Global Traditions

4. Between ummah and asaBoricua. Generative Frictions on the Margins

5. Palante, inshallah! . Intersectional Solidarities in the Shadow of American Empire

Conclusion. Get to know one another

Acknowledgments

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4773-3245-6

OCLC:

1506480509