Black Muslim Religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975

by Edward E. Curtis IV

Book Overview

Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam came to America's attention in the 1960s and 1970s as a radical separatist African American social and political group. But the movement was also a religious one. Edward E. Curtis IV offers the first comprehensive examination of the rituals, ethics, theologies, and religious narratives of the Nation of Islam, showing how the movement combined elements of Afro-Eurasian Islamic traditions with African American traditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807857718
• ISBN13: 9780807857717
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"