Servants of Allah : African Muslims enslaved in the Americas / Sylviane A. Diouf.

Author/creator Diouf, Sylviane A., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionix, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Enslaved persons--Religious life. --United States. --History.
Enslaved persons--Religious life. --America. --History.
Muslims, Black--United States. --History.
Muslims, Black--America. --History.
African Americans--History. --To 1863.

Contents Introduction: an understudied presence and legacy -- African Muslims, Christian Europeans, and the Atlantic slave trade -- Upholding the Five Pillars of Islam in a hostile world -- The Muslim community -- Literacy: a distinction and a danger -- Resistance, revolts, and returns to Africa -- The Muslim legacy.
Local noteLittle-324035--305131023519X
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index.
LCCN 98019768
ISBN081471904X (acid-free paper)
ISBN0814719058 (pbk. : acid-free paper)