Islamic Values in the United States - A Comparative Study

Klappentext The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country! it has grown to be one of the most prominent and rapidly-growing religious movements in America. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five Northeastern communities in detail. Including numerous interviews with members of these communities! this investigation provides a highlypersonal look at what it means to be a believing! practising Muslim in America at a time when Islam is under the critical scrutiny of international news. The authors describe the institutions and leadership of American Islam! Muslim law! and its applications in the American context! examining the kindsof problems that beset Muslims trying to observe the elements of their faith in a potentially difficult environment. Family life and the roles and relationships of men and women are thoroughly detailed as well. Zusammenfassung Islam is now an American phenomenon. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five communities in detail! and provides a highly personalized look at what it means to be a practising Muslim in the USA today.

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• Authors: COLLECTIF, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck Lummis Haddad, Adair T. Lummis
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.04.1987
• EAN: 9780195041132
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504113-2
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Islam / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic