Shi'ism in America (eBook)

Liyakat Nathani Takim (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
Nyu Press (Verlag)
978-0-8147-8328-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An authoritative introduction to the Shi'i community in America, tracing its history, composition, and the development of American Shi'i identity. There are over two million Shi'is Muslims in the United States. With community roots going back sometimes close to one hundred years, Shi'is can be found in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, and Dearborn, Michigan. Early in the century, Shi'is and Sunnis sometimes arrived at the same time, worshipped together, shared similar experiences, and confronted the same challenges despite their sectarian differences. In this comprehensive study, Liyakat Nathani Takim provides an in-depth account of the American Shi'i experience. Both tracing the early history and illuminating the more recent past with surveys and interviews, Takim explores the life of this community. Filling an important scholarly gap, he also demonstrates how living in the West has impelled the Shi'i community to grapple with the ways in which Islamic law may respond to the challenges of modernity. Shi'ism in America provides a much-needed overview of the history of this United States religious community, from religious, cultural, and political institutions to inter-group relations, to the experience of African American Shi'is.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Origins and Early History of the American Shi‘i Community  2 The American Shi‘i Community: Ethnicity and Identity  3 Sunni–Shi‘i Interaction in America 4 Shi‘i Leadership and America  5 Shi‘i Outreach Activities in America  Conclusion  Appendix  Notes  Bibliography  Index  About the Author 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.11.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• ISBN-10: 0-8147-8328-7 / 0814783287
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-8328-3 / 9780814783283