Bibliograph

In the name of Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, Mattias Gardell

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In the name of Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, Mattias Gardell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-470) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the name of Elijah Muhammad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

34710907

Responsibility statement

Mattias Gardell

Series statement

C. Eric Lincoln series on the Black experience

Sub title

Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam

Summary

"In the Name of Elijah Muhammad tells the story of the Nation of Islam -- its rise in northern inner-city ghettos during the Great Depression through its decline following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975 to its rejuvenation under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan."--Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

1. Restoration of Dignity: The Rise of Black Nationalism -- 2. The Crescent of the Occident: Islam in Black America prior to 1930 -- 3. The Genesis of the Nation of Islam -- 4. Forces of Evil -- 5. The Fall of the Nation -- 6. The Resurrection of the Nation of Islam -- 7. A Nation of Gods: The Creed of Black Islam -- 8. The Sun of Islam Will Rise in the West -- 9. Strained Seeds of Abraham: Is the NOI an Anti-Christian, Anti-Semitic Nazi Cult? -- 10. A Divine Nation in a Decaying World

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