Muslims' Place in the American Public Square - Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	April 2004
Editors:	Zahid H. Bukhari • Sulayman S. Nyang • Mumtaz Ahmad • John L. Esposito
Contributors:	Taha Jaber Alalwani • Omar Khalidi • Aminah Beverly McCloud • Ali A. Mazrui • Mohammed Nimer • Jane I Smith
Dimensions:	224 x 142 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-0613-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-7591-0613-4
Barcode:	9780759106130

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