The call of Bilal : Islam in the African diaspora / Edward E. Curtis IV, The University of North Carolina Press.
By: Curtis, Edward E.
Series: Islamic civilization and Muslim networks.Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, ©2014Description: xiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781469618111 (pbk : alk. paper).Subject(s): Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ | Islam -- Africa | African diaspora | Muslims -- Non-Islamic countriesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | BP64.A1 C87 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000007266 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.
The heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: healing, spirit possession, and Islam in the village -- African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims -- Siddis and habshis in South Asia: shrines of the African saints and life-cycle rituals in the village -- Islamic jihad or just revolt? African Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean -- African American Muslims in the United States: making physical and metaphysical homelands -- Conclusion: echoes of Bilal across the African diaspora.