Gullah Geechee Muslims In America

Download or read book Gullah Geechee Muslims in America written by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-12-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through meticulous research, interviews, and documentation,Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora presents a unique and significant contribution to religious studies, Africana studies, and anthropology by shedding light on a previously understudied aspect of the Gullah/Geechee community and culture. Previous studies of enslaved African Muslims have claimed that Islam, as a conscious practice, vanished by the eve of the Civil War. However, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim highlights the continuity of Islamic belief and practice in the Lowcountry. For scholars who have spent decades researching the retention of African culture among the enslaved and their descendants, this book reveals certain challenges and poses new avenues of research.