Jacob S. Dorman is a professor of History and Core Humanities at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Chosen People: The Rise of American Black Israelite Religions (Oxford University Press, 2013), which won numerous book prizes. Dorman has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and many others.
“A captivating reinterpretation of Muslim-American heritage.”
—Library Journal, Starred Review
“A fascinating work of historical reinterpretation.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“A remarkable study.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Dorman does an excellent job of presenting his information in a
clear and entertaining manner, making the subject matter so
interesting that you can’t helped but be pulled into the
narrative.”
—Qantara
“Performer, prestidigitator, peddler, preacher, prophet,
politician, prisoner, and precursor of Nation of Islam—these are
the many faces of the enigmatic Noble Drew Ali. Jacob Dorman’s deft
and riveting historical ‘thriller’ demolishes everything we thought
we knew about the man, his equally mysterious wife, and the
movement he led. A journey through continents and circus tents,
barbershops and backrooms, millennia of religious traditions and an
ersatz ‘Orient’ embodied in the flesh of Black pretenders, The
Princess and the Prophet is itself a prodigious feat of detective
work and archival magic. A spectacular book in so many ways.”
—Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times
of an American Original
“The Princess and the Prophet is a must-read! Jacob S. Dorman
weaves together fascinating and compelling tales of circuses and
theatrical stage shows and love and religion to reveal the deeply
layered and mysterious public and private life of the first Black
Muslim prophet. With this major contribution to the fields of
African American and religious studies and of US history, Dorman
illuminates how America’s socioeconomic and political landscape of
racial segregation, corruption and vice, Northern migration and
immigration, and public and private amusements shaped African
Americans’ varying interpretations of and attraction to Islam
during the early twentieth century. The Princess and the Prophet is
certain to transform our understanding of African American history,
leaving readers with new ways of discussing Black life, culture,
and religion.”
—LaShawn D. Harris, author of Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers
Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy
“A masterful blend of rigorous scholarship and compelling
narrative, The Princess and the Prophet is an immense
accomplishment. Dorman illuminates lost chapters of American
history and transforms our understanding of an American prophet.
The Princess and the Prophet will make a lasting contribution to
our study of American religion.”
—Michael Muhammad Knight, author of The Five Percenters: Islam,
Hip-hop and the Gods of New York
“Jacob Dorman, the author of an earlier award-winning book on Black
Israelite religions, has scored again with this superb study.
Intelligently conceived, meticulously researched, and splendidly
written, Dorman’s new book fills a major void in African American
history.”
—Bill Tuttle, author of Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of
1919
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