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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Soft Skull Pr
Publication date
November 17, 2009
Pages
378
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Original
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781593762469
ISBN-10
1593762461
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.84 lbs.
Original list price
$16.95
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In Journey to the End of Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight  whose work has led to him being hailed as both the Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson of American Islam  wanders through Muslim countries, navigating between conflicting visions of his religion. Visiting holy sites in Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, and Ethiopia, Knight engages both the puritanical Islam promoted by Saudi globalization and the heretical strands of popular folk Islam: shrines, magic, music, and drugs. The conflict of Âglobalâ and Âlocalâ Islam speaks to Knightâs own experience approaching the Islamic world as a uniquely American Muslim with his own sources: the modern mythologies of the Nation of Islam and Five Percenters, as well as the arguments of Progressive Muslim thinkers for feminism and reform.
Knightâs travels conclude at Islamâs spiritual center, the holy city of Mecca, where he performs the hajj required of every Muslim. During the rites of pilgrimage, he watches as all variations of Islam converge in one place, under the supervision of Saudi Arabiaâs religious police. What results is a struggle to separate the spiritual from the political, Knight searching for a personal relationship to Islam in the context of how it's defined by the external world.
Knightâs travels conclude at Islamâs spiritual center, the holy city of Mecca, where he performs the hajj required of every Muslim. During the rites of pilgrimage, he watches as all variations of Islam converge in one place, under the supervision of Saudi Arabiaâs religious police. What results is a struggle to separate the spiritual from the political, Knight searching for a personal relationship to Islam in the context of how it's defined by the external world.
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Original edition from Soft Skull Pr (November 17, 2009)
9781593762469 | details & prices | 378 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $16.95
About: In Journey to the End of Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight  whose work has led to him being hailed as both the Jack Kerouac and Hunter S.
About: In Journey to the End of Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight  whose work has led to him being hailed as both the Jack Kerouac and Hunter S.
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