Africa as Tradition in U.S. African American Muslim Identity
In this article I take up David Scott's heuristic of tradition to examine Africa as tradition in African American Muslim identity. First, I explore the structure and narrative of claims made for and to Africa by U.S. African American Muslims. Second, I ask: When U.S. African American Muslims...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2017]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-49 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Africa
/ Blacks
/ Muslim
/ Tradition
/ Identity
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa KBQ North America |
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