Gullah Geechee Muslims in America - Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora

This book contributes to the growing body of research on enslaved African Muslims and their experiences, and the life and culture of Gullah/Geechee Muslims in particular. By drawing on various sources, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim offers rich insights into the experiences of Gullah/Geechee Muslims in the past, present, and future.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Islam in the African Diaspora: Memory and Traditions
Chapter Two: Formation of Gullah/Geechee communities and the low country
Chapter Three: Early Islam in America
Chapter Four: Gullah/Geechee Muslim communities in South Carolina and Georgia
Conclusion

About the author

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim

Product details

• Authors: Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9781666940855
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-085-5
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural anthropology