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Muslims on the Americanization Path? by John L. Esposito (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195135261

ISBN-139780195135268

eBay Product ID (ePID)1665977

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

Publication NameMuslims on the Americanization Path?

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectIslamic Studies, Islam / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn L. Esposito

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length6 in

Item Width9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-022101

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal297.0973

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Muslims in America or American Muslims, John L. EspositoPart I: The American Path Option: Between Tradition and Reality1. The Dynamics of Islamic Identity in North America, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad2. Striking a Balance: Islamic Legal Discourses on Muslim Minorities, Khaled Abou El Fadl3. The Fiqh Councilor in North America, Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo4. Muslims and Identity Politics in America, Mohommed A. Muqtedar KhanPart II: North American Pluralism and the Challenge of the Veil5. The Hijab and Religious Liberty: Anti-Discrimination Law and Muslim Women in the United States, Kathleen Moore6. Muslim Women in Canada: Their Role and Status as Revealed in the Hijab Controversy, Esmail Shakeri7. American Women Choosing IslamCarol AnwayPart III: Americans on the Islamization Path? The African American Experience8 Identity and Destiny: The Formative Views of the Moorish Science Temple and the Nation of Islam, Ernest Allen, Jr.9. African-American Muslims and the Question of Identity: Between Traditional Islam, African Heritage, and the American Way, Yusuf Nuruddin10. Understanding the Multi-Ethnic Dilemma of African-American Muslims, Robert DanninPart IV: Americanization and the Preservation of Cultural Identity11. Muslims and the American Press, Greg Noakes12. Economic Security and Muslim Identity: A Study of the Immigrant Community in Durham, North Carolina, Elise Goldwasser13. Approaches to Mosque Design in North America, Omar Khalidi

SynopsisIslam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. There are more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya together. Leaving aside immigration and conversion, birthrate alone ensures that in the first part of the twenty-first century Islam will replace Judaism as the nation's second largest religion. Like all religious minorities in America, Muslims must confront a host of difficult questions concerning faith and national identity. Can they become part of a pluralistic American society without sacrificing their identity? Can Muslims be Muslims in a state that is not governed by Islamic law? Will the American legal system protect Muslim religious and cultural differences? Is there a contradiction between demanding equal rights and insisting on maintaining a distinctively separate identity? Will the secular and/or Judeo-Christian values of American society inhibit the Muslim practice of religious faith? While the Muslims of America are indeed on the path to Americanization, what that means and what that will yield remains uncertain. In this thoughtful and wide-ranging volume, fourteen distinguished scholars take an in-depth look at these issues and examine the varied responses and opinions of the Muslim community., There are now more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya combined. Like all religious and ethnic minorities in America, Muslims are faced with a quandary of integration vs. assimilation. In this volume, distinguished scholars consider the issues that surround this dilemma and the responses of the Muslim community to them., There are now more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya combined. It is the second largest religion in France and the third in Britain, Germany, and North America. Leaving aside immigration and conversion, birth rate alone ensures that in the first part of the 21st century Islam will replace Judaism as the second largest religion in the US. Like all religious and ethnic minorities in America, Muslims are faced with a quandary of integration vs. assimilation. In this volume, fourteen distinguished scholars consider the issues that surround this dilemma and examine the varied responses of the Muslim community to them. The need to forge a new Muslim identity in America raises many questions. Can Muslims become part and parcel of a pluralistic American society without sacrificing their identity? Can Muslims be Muslims in a state that is not governed by Islamic law? Will the American legal system protect Muslim religious and cultural differences? Is there a contradiction between demanding equal rights and insisting on maintaining a distinctively separate identity? These and many other questions are illuminated by the essays in this important collection.

LC Classification NumberBP67.U6M88 2000