TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ali,Muna
AU  - Aslan,Rose
AU  - Corbett,Rosemary R.
AU  - Curtis IV,Edward E.
AU  - Curtis,Maria F.
AU  - Dahlan,Magfirah
AU  - Hammer,Juliane
AU  - Hermansen,Marcia
AU  - Hussain,Amir
AU  - Knight,Michael Muhammad
AU  - Rashid,Hussein
AU  - Salem,Jackleen
AU  - Widmann Abraham,Danielle
TI  - The Practice of Islam in America: An Introduction 
SN  - 9781479862634
U1  - 297.0973 
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - New York University Press, 
KW  - Muslims--United States
KW  - RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Part I. Prayer and pilgrimage --; 1. Salah: daily prayers in Muslim America --; 2. Dhikr: remembering the divine --; 3. Hajj: the pilgrimage --; Part II. Holidays --; 4. Ramadan, Eid al-fitr, and eid al-Adha: fasting and feasting --; 5. Ashura: commemorating Imam Husayn --; 6. Milad/Mawlid: celebrating the prophet Muhammad’s birthday --; Part III. Life cycle rituals --; 7. Birth rituals: welcoming a child into the world --; 8. Weddings: love and mercy in marriage ceremonies --; 9. Funerals and death rites: honoring the departed --; Part IV. Islamic ethics and religious culture --; 10. You can’t be human alone: philanthropy and social giving in Muslim communities --; 11. Food practices: the ethics of eating --; 12. The Qur’an: studying, embodying, and living with the word of god --; About the editor --; About the contributors --; Index; restricted access
N2  - An introduction to the ways in which ordinary Muslim Americans practice their faith. Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What’s it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals accompany the birth of a child, a wedding, or the death of a loved one? What holidays do Muslims celebrate and what charities do they support? How do they learn about the Qur’an? The Practice of Islam in America introduces readers to the way Islam is lived in the United States, offering vivid portraits of Muslim American life passages, ethical actions, religious holidays, prayer, pilgrimage, and other religious activities. It takes readers into homes, religious congregations, schools, workplaces, cemeteries, restaurants-and all the way to Mecca-to understand the diverse religious practices of Muslim Americans. Going beyond a theoretical discussion of what Muslims are supposed to do, this volume focuses on what they actually do. As the volume reveals, their religious practices are shaped by their racial and ethnic identity, their gender and sexual orientation, and their sectarian identity, among other social factors. Readers gain practical information about Islamic religion while also coming to understand how the day-to-day realities of American life shape Muslim American practice
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