Description for ELIJAH MUHAMMAD
Hardcover. A new biography of the life and faith of Elijah Muhammad - the man who almost single-handedly established a foothold for Islam in the United States Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Almost four decades after his death Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) remains by far the most influential African American Muslim. Leader of the Nation of Islam movement for over thirty years and a mentor to Malcolm X, Muhammad was responsible for introducing hundreds of thousands of African Americans to Islam. In this fascinating biography Herbert Berg assesses the impact of Muhammad’s unique and intriguing perspective on Islam, and seeks to understand why he formulated it. Careful to consider Muhammad’s career within the context of the significant racial tensions of his time, this volume investigates a figure whose formulation of Islam, however divisive, ... Read more
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Publisher
ONE WORLD
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Makers of the Muslim World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851688036
SKU
V9781851688036
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Ref
99-50
About Berg
Herbert Berg trained at the University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Religion. He is currently a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is the Director of the International Studies program.
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