The Practice of Islam in America : : An Introduction /

The Practice of Islam in America : : An Introduction / / ed. by Edward E. Curtis IV.

An introduction to the ways in which ordinary Muslim Americans practice their faith. Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What’s it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals accompany...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DTL Humanities 2020
MitwirkendeR:
Ali, Muna,
Aslan, Rose,
Corbett, Rosemary R.,
Curtis, Maria F.,
Dahlan, Magfirah,
Hammer, Juliane,
Hermansen, Marcia,
Hussain, Amir,
Knight, Michael Muhammad,
Rashid, Hussein,
Salem, Jackleen,
Widmann Abraham, Danielle,
HerausgeberIn:
Curtis IV, Edward E.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Prayer and pilgrimage
  • 1. Salah: daily prayers in Muslim America
  • 2. Dhikr: remembering the divine
  • 3. Hajj: the pilgrimage
  • Part II. Holidays
  • 4. Ramadan, Eid al-fitr, and eid al-Adha: fasting and feasting
  • 5. Ashura: commemorating Imam Husayn
  • 6. Milad/Mawlid: celebrating the prophet Muhammad’s birthday
  • Part III. Life cycle rituals
  • 7. Birth rituals: welcoming a child into the world
  • 8. Weddings: love and mercy in marriage ceremonies
  • 9. Funerals and death rites: honoring the departed
  • Part IV. Islamic ethics and religious culture
  • 10. You can’t be human alone: philanthropy and social giving in Muslim communities
  • 11. Food practices: the ethics of eating
  • 12. The Qur’an: studying, embodying, and living with the word of god
  • About the editor
  • About the contributors
  • Index

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