Reclaiming American Islam: The Empirical Case for Blackamerican Muslims as the “Indigenous [B]lack Presence”

The study of American Islam has been dominated by immigrant-centered narratives, often diminishing the presence of Blackamerican Muslims—descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States. Building on Sherman Jackson’s framework of the “indigenous [B]lack presence,” this study provides quantitati...

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Main Author: Noureldin, Laila H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2025, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 591-618
Further subjects:B Indigeneity
B Blackamerican Muslims
B American Islam
B immigrant narratives
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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