Islam: An American Religion (Religion, Culture, and Public

Islam: An American Religion (Religion, Culture, and Public Life, 27)

Islam: An American Religion demonstrates how Islam as formed in the United States has become an American religion in a double senseâ€•first through the strategies of recognition adopted by Muslims and second through the performance of Islam as a faith.

Nadia Marzouki investigates how Islam has become so contentious in American politics. Focusing on the period from 2008 to 2013, she revisits the uproar over the construction of mosques, legal disputes around the prohibition of Islamic law, and the overseas promotion of religious freedom. She argues that public controversies over Islam in the United States primarily reflect the American public's profound divisions and ambivalence toward freedom of speech and the legitimacy of liberal secular democracy.
Country USA
Brand Columbia University Press
Manufacturer Columbia University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 47114635
Model 47114635
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780231165976
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Islam: An American Religion (Religion, Culture, and Public Life, 27)