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Muslims' Place in the American Public Square
Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations
Muslims' Place in the American Public Square
Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations
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Once a year Muslims from around the world_representing a vast range of ethnicities, incomes, ages, and attitudes_perform the Hajj (pilgrimage) and converge in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Now, the global diversity of Muslims at the Hajj is almost repliacted in the United States: new immigrants, Muslims whose families have been here for generations, and converts are coming together, seeing what unites them and what issues they face together. Project MAPS (Muslims in the American Public Square) began in 1999 to provide much-needed information on this understudied and immensely diverse group of six million Americans. This first volume emerging from the project, Muslims' Place in the American Public Square, shows where the American Muslim community fits into the American religious and civic landscape both before and after 9/11. Renowned scholars contribute theoretical, legal, historical, and sociological perspectives on how Muslims function in both their own institutions and others. For classes in religion or the social sciences, or for anyone interested in this increasingly significant community, Muslims' Place in the American Public Square provides a current, balanced introduction.
Table of Contents
2 Introduction
Part 3 I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Muslim Experience in the U.S.
4 Toward a Fiqh for Minorities: Some Reflections
5 Living as a Muslim in a Pluralistic Society and State: Theory and Experience
6 Conceptual Discourse: Living as a Muslim in a Pluralistic Society
Part 7 II: The Mainstreaming of American Muslims: Historical and Sociological Understanding
8 Muslims between the Jewish Example and the Black Experience: American Policy Implications
9 Muslims and the American Body Politics
10 Muslims as Partners in Interfaith Encounter
Part 11 III: Islam and the Black Experience in America
12 Preliminary Reflections on Islam and Black Religion
13 Islam among African Americans: An Overview
Chapter 14 The West African Paradox
15 IV: On Locating Muslims in the American Landscape: Demographical and Behavioral Aspects
16 Muslim Americans: A Demographic Report
17 The Mosque and the American Public Square
18 Governance and Leadership in Muslim Community Organizations
Product details
| Published | 17 May 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 440 |
| ISBN | 9780759106130 |
| Imprint | AltaMira Press |
| Dimensions | 224 x 142 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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