Latino and Muslim in America: race, religion and the making of a new minority
'Latino and Muslim in America' examines how so called 'minority groups' are made, fragmented, and struggle for recognition in the US. Harold Morales follows the lives of several Latino Muslim leaders from the 1970's to the present, and their efforts to organize and unify nat...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion in translation
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| Further subjects: | B
Hispanic Americans
Religion
B Hispanic Americans ; Religion B Muslims (United States) B Muslim converts (United States) B Alianza Islámica B Muslims ; United States B Muslim converts ; United States |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallel Edition: | Print version: 9780190852603 |
| Summary: | 'Latino and Muslim in America' examines how so called 'minority groups' are made, fragmented, and struggle for recognition in the US. Harold Morales follows the lives of several Latino Muslim leaders from the 1970's to the present, and their efforts to organize and unify nationally in order to solidify the new identity group's place within the public sphere. This text explores the racialization of religion, the framing of religious conversion experiences, the dissemination of post-colonial histories, and the development of Latino Muslim networks, to show that the categories of race, religion, and media are becoming inextricably entwined |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0190852631 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190852603.001.0001 |