Islam in Black Detroit : a case study / Jajuan J. Maefield.
This study focuses on the beliefs and practices of African American Sunni Muslims at The Muslim Center: Mosque and Community Center in Detroit, Michigan. Through a case study, this project positions the cultural practices and the lived experiences of African American Muslims as central components of...
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Language: | English |
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2021.
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Dissertation Note: |
Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. African American and African Studies 2021. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 161 pages) |
Format: | Thesis Electronic eBook |
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This study focuses on the beliefs and practices of African American Sunni Muslims at The Muslim Center: Mosque and Community Center in Detroit, Michigan. Through a case study, this project positions the cultural practices and the lived experiences of African American Muslims as central components of understanding their religiosity. I argue that the Muslim Center's congregants practice a unique version of Islam that is not Arab-centric, Afrocentric, or African-centered, but rather rooted in the particularities of their collective lived experiences in the United States. This center informs the belief system of this community and serves as a recreational place, a social space, an educational facility, and a political sphere. This research interrogates the intersections of Africana Studies and Islamic Studies and how Black Muslim beliefs and practices have been marginalized in both fields. |
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Note: | Electronic resource. |
Call Number: | MSU ONLINE THESIS |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161). |
ISBN: | 9798505540640 |
DOI: | doi:10.25335/tt4c-9c68 |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 2, 2022) |