Crescent Over Another Horizon by Maria del Mar Logroño Narbona

Brimming with revelations that synthesize area and ethnic studies, Crescent over Another Horizon presents a portrait of Islam's unity as it evolved through plural formulations of identity, power, and belonging. Muslims have been shaping the Americas and the Caribbean for more than five hundred years, yet this interplay is frequently overlooked or misconstrued. Double-Edged Marginality and Agency: Latina Conversion to Islam (Yesenia King and Michael P. Mapping Muslim Communities in 'Hispanicized' South Florida (Mirsad Krijestorac) Chapter Twelve. Dis-covering a Historical Consciousness: The Creation of a US Latina/o Muslim Identity (Hjamil A. Forming Islamic Religious Identity among Trinidadians in the Age of Social Networks (Halima-Sacadia Kassim) Muslims in Martinique (Liliane Kuczynski) Chapter Nine. Cubans Searching for a New Faith in a New Context (Luis Mesa Delmonte) Chapter Eight. Guests of Islam: Conversion and the Institutionalization of Islam in Mexico (Camila Pastor de Maria y Campos) Chapter Seven.

Conversion, Revivalism, and Tradition: The Religious Dynamics of Muslim Communities in Brazil (Paulo G. Institutionalizing Islam in Argentina: Comparing Community and Identity Configurations (Silvia Montenegro) Chapter Five. Ethnic and Religious Identification among Muslim East Indians in Suriname (1898-1954) (Ellen Bal and Kathinka Sinha-Kerkhoff) African Rebellion and Refuge on the Edge of Empire (John Tofik Karam) Chapter Three. 'De los Prohibidos': Muslims and Moriscos in Colonial Spanish America (Karoline P. Pinto) Part I: Reconsidering History Chapter One.

Acknowledgments Latino America in the Umma/the Umma in Latino America (John Tofik Karam, Maria del Mar Logrono Narbona, and Paulo G.

Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.

Crescent Over Another Horizon by Maria del Mar Logroño Narbona