The Call of Bilal

Islam in the African Diaspora

By:

Edward E Curtis IV

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks

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How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam? While the term "Black Muslim" may conjure images of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, millions of African-descended Muslims around the globe have no connection to the American-based Nation of Islam. The Call of Bilal is a penetrating account of the rich diversity of Islamic religious practice among Africana Muslims worldwide. Covering North Africa and the Middle East, India and Pakistan, Europe, and the Americas, Edward E. Curtis IV reveals a fascinating range of religious activities - from the observance of the five pillars of Islam and the creation of transnational Sufi networks to the veneration of African saints and political struggles for racial justice. Weaving together ethnographic fieldwork and historical perspectives, Curtis shows how Africana Muslims interpret not only their religious identities but also their attachments to the African diaspora. For some, the dispersal of African people across time and space has been understood as a mere physical scattering or perhaps an economic opportunity. For others, it has been a metaphysical and spiritual exile of the soul from its sacred land and eternal home.

Author Biography:

Edward E. Curtis IV is Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis. He is the author of Black Muslim Religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975, among other books.

Release date Australia

October 30th, 2014

Author

Edward E Curtis IV

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

6 halftones

Pages

224

Series

Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks

Dimensions

156x235x15

ISBN-13

9781469618111

Product ID

22312776

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