Robert Dannin was formerly Adjunct Professor of Metropolitan Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at New York University.
"an important and ground-breaking book"-- Journal of African
American History
"I highly recommend this text for those interested in Islam in
America, black religion, and American religious ethnography."-- The
Journal of Religion
"A welcome and important work.this book is an essential acquisition
for any student of African American Islam and could be incorporated
successfully into courses on wither African American religion or
modern Islam."-- The Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
"[An] effort to promote cross-cultural understanding and to give an
image and voice to thousands of African Americans. He succeeds
admirably. Among the book's greatest strengths are the Muslims'
testimonies of conversion, presented in their own words."--Sonsyrea
Tate,The Washington Post Book World
"In Black Pilgrimage to Islam, Robert Dannin gives us a rare and
fascinating insight into the minds and sensibilities of black
Americans who have embraced Islam. His research is impeccable, his
judgements are acute, and his prose is uncommonly graceful. This
book is an important contribution to American social history." --
Howard Zinn, Author of A People's History of the United States
"This book provides a major contribution to our understanding of
the process of conversion and its liberating influences in general
and of the power of Islamic ideas in transforming rural former
African American slaves into urban activists seeking the redemption
of society." --Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Center for Muslim-Christian
Understanding, Georgetown University
"Robert Dannin provides a very informative and useful contribution
to the study of African American Islam. He has investigated a great
range of sources, through research and personal interviews, and in
this work he allows his subjects to speak first-hand about their
experiences and beliefs. The result is a work that is unique both
in its presentation and in its range." --Jane I. Smith, Author of
Islam in America
"Fascinating"--Booklist
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