The call of Bilal : Islam in the African diaspora / Edward E. Curtis IV, The University of North Carolina Press.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
Main Author: Curtis, Edward E., IV, 1970-
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
Series:Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
Subjects:
Islam > Africa.
African diaspora.
Muslims > Non-Islamic countries.
Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.
Islam.
Afrikaner.
Diaspora.
Muslim.
Religionsausübung.
Physical Description:xiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: healing, spirit possession, and Islam in the village
  • African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims
  • Siddis and habshis in South Asia: shrines of the African saints and life-cycle rituals in the village
  • Islamic jihad or just revolt? African Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • African American Muslims in the United States: making physical and metaphysical homelands
  • Conclusion: echoes of Bilal across the African diaspora.