Servants of Allah : African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas / Sylviane A. Diouf.
2013
E443 .D56 2013
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Title
Servants of Allah : African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas / Sylviane A. Diouf.
Author
Diouf, Sylviane A., author.
ISBN
9781479844470
Published
New York, NY : New York University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9781479844470.001.0001 doi
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E443 .D56 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.6971073 973.0496073 973/.0496073
Summary
Illuminates how African Muslims drew on Islam while enslaved, and how their faith ultimately played a role in the African DisaporaServants of Allah presents a history of African Muslims, following them from West Africa to the Americas. Although many assume that what Muslim faith they brought with them to the Americas was quickly absorbed into the new Christian milieu, as Sylviane A. Diouf demonstrates in this meticulously-researched, groundbreaking volume, Islam flourished during slavery on a large scale. She details how, even while enslaved, many Muslims managed to follow most of the precepts of their religion. Literate, urban, and well-traveled, they drew on their organization, solidarity and the strength of their beliefs to play a major part in the most well-known slave uprisings. But for all their accomplishments and contributions to the history and cultures of the African Diaspora, the Muslims have been largely ignored. Servants of Allah-a Choice 1999 Outstanding Academic Title-illuminates the role of Islam in the lives of both individual practitioners and communities, and shows that though the religion did not survive in the Americas in its orthodox form, its mark can be found in certain religions, traditions, and artistic creations of people of African descent. This 15th anniversary edition has been updated to include new materials and analysis, a review of developments in the field, prospects for new research, and new illustrations.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the 15th Anniversary Edition
1. African Muslims, Christian Europeans, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
2. Upholding the Five Pillars of Islam in a Hostile World
3. The Muslim Community
4. Literacy
5. Resistance, Revolts, and Returns to Africa
6. The Muslim Legacy
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the 15th Anniversary Edition
1. African Muslims, Christian Europeans, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
2. Upholding the Five Pillars of Islam in a Hostile World
3. The Muslim Community
4. Literacy
5. Resistance, Revolts, and Returns to Africa
6. The Muslim Legacy
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author