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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Pamela J PrickettPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9780226747149ISBN 10: 022674714 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 March 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Living a Muslim Way of Life in South Central Chapter One: Our Test Is Living a Community Life Chapter Two: Don't Move. Improve Chapter Three: Money Is Funny Chapter Four: Why Not Just Use a Cucumber! Chapter Five: That's What They Think of Us Conclusion: Allahu Akbar Methods Appendix Acknowledgments Notes References IndexReviewsSmart and highly original, Believing in South Central details how a small Muslim community in South Central, Los Angeles, makes meaning of their faith in the midst of a changing racial landscape and a declining community of believers. Prickett brings nuanced analysis, beautiful prose, and seamless narration together in this ethnography that will expand scholars' understanding of how African Americans practice their Islamic faith outside Arab and South Asian Muslim communities. --Ula Y. Taylor, author of The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam Author InformationPamela J. Prickett is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam and a non-resident research fellow in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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