The Question of Authority

Deracinating Race, Repositioning Religion, and Regenerating Gender in the History of African American Islam

Authors

  • Rosemary R Hicks Columbia University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cis.v2i1.97

Keywords:

Black American Islam

Abstract

Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking Toward the Third Resurrection by Sherman A. Jackson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. 256 pages. $29.95 (hardcover)

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Published

2008-03-18

Issue

Section

Review Articles

How to Cite

Hicks, R. R. (2008). The Question of Authority: Deracinating Race, Repositioning Religion, and Regenerating Gender in the History of African American Islam. Comparative Islamic Studies, 2(1), 97-111. https://doi.org/10.1558/cis.v2i1.97