{"product_id":"the-call-of-bilal-islam-in-the-african-diaspora-9781469618111","title":"The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do people in the African diaspora practice Islam? While the term \"Black Muslim\" may conjure images of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, millions of African-descended Muslims around the globe have no connection to the American-based Nation of Islam. \u003ci\u003eThe Call of Bilal\u003c\/i\u003e is a penetrating account of the rich diversity of Islamic religious practice among Africana Muslims worldwide. Covering North Africa and the Middle East, India and Pakistan, Europe, and the Americas, Edward E. Curtis IV reveals a fascinating range of religious activities -- from the observance of the five pillars of Islam and the creation of transnational Sufi networks to the veneration of African saints and political struggles for racial justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together ethnographic fieldwork and historical perspectives, Curtis shows how Africana Muslims interpret not only their religious identities but also their attachments to the African diaspora. For some, the dispersal of African people across time and space has been understood as a mere physical scattering or perhaps an economic opportunity. For others, it has been a metaphysical and spiritual exile of the soul from its sacred land and eternal home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward E. IV Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.21w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469618111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 1673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward E. Curtis IV is Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and professor of religious studies at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Muslim Religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115607711859,"sku":"9781469618111","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_02b2de6f-c593-454a-85fd-a6b93efc11b3.jpg?v=1781787198","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-call-of-bilal-islam-in-the-african-diaspora-9781469618111","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}