Servants of Allah
Author | : Sylviane A. Diouf |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1998-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814719046 |
ISBN-13 | : 081471904X |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Servants of Allah written by Sylviane A. Diouf and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the stories of African Muslim slaves in the New World. The author argues that although Islam as brought by the Africans did not outlive the last slaves, "what they wrote on the sands of the plantations is a successful story of strength, resilience, courage, pride, and dignity." She discusses Christian Europeans, African Muslims, the Atlantic slave trade, literacy, revolts, and the Muslim legacy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR