Lovejoy, Paul E.

Mirzai, Behnaz A.

Montana, Ismael Musah

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African Diaspora Archaeology NewsletterVolume 12Issue 4 December 2009 Article 1712-1-2009Slavery, Islam and DiasporaBehnaz A. MirzaiBrock University, bmirzai@brocku.caIsmael Musah MontanaNorthern Illinois University, montana@niu.eduPaul E. LovejoyYork University, plovejoy@yorku.caFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/adanThis New Books is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in African DiasporaArchaeology Newsletter by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contactscholarworks@library.umass.edu.Recommended CitationMirzai, Behnaz A.; Montana, Ismael Musah; and Lovejoy, Paul E. (2009) "Slavery, Islam and Diaspora," African Diaspora ArchaeologyNewsletter: Vol. 12 : Iss. 4 , Article 17.Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/adan/vol12/iss4/17New Book Slavery, Islam and Diaspora Edited by Behnaz A. Mirzai, Ismael Musah Montana, and Paul E. Lovejoy Africa World Press, Paperback, 336 pp., ISBN-13: 978-1592217052, Oct. 2009.  Description from the Publisher:  Slavery, Islam and Diaspora explores slavery in the context of the Muslim world through a study of the African Diaspora. The volume identifies the enslaved population as a distinct social stratum in Islamic societies and reflects on the ways Islam has been used to justify enslavement, liberate slaves, and defend the autonomy of communities. Local perceptions of Islam are shown to have strongly influenced the way people understood slavery. A cast of talented scholars provides a rich and remarkable volume on the crucial linkages between Islam and slavery in different spaces and places, as well as historical eras, doing so to enrich our understanding of slavery and identity, religion and religious memory, historical commemoration, and the complicated contours of resistance and fiercely nationalistic values. 1Mirzai et al.: Slavery, Islam and DiasporaPublished by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst, 2009

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