West African Muslims in Colonial and Antebellum South Carolina

West African Muslims in Colonial and Antebellum South Carolina integrates and uncovers cases of enslaved West African Muslims in South Carolina's colonial and antebellum history through an in-depth analysis of runaway slave ads, work-house notices, slave auction notices, plantation records, and estate records, among other materials.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Islam in West Africa 2. Africans in the Americas 3. Colonial South Carolina 4. The State of South Carolina 5. Vestiges of the Past

About the author

Jeffry R. Halverson is a Professor of Religious Studies at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina (USA). He is also the author of Islamists of the Maghreb (Routledge, 2017).

Product details

• Authors: Jeffry R. Halverson, Halverson Jeffry R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041068648
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4106864-8
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Islam / History, Middle East, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Islamic Life & Practice, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Islamic life and practice, HISTORY / Islamic