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The "spiritualization" of Islam in America
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The "spiritualization" of Islam in America
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a study of highly individualistic forms of Islamic practice in the U.S.
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Hannini
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Daniyah M.
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1993-
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Daniyah M. Hannini
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Jawid Mojaddedi
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2016
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2016-01
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2016
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eng
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This thesis analyzes the way in which American Muslims in the United States have emphasized highly individualized modes of Islamic practice as they integrate into the fabric of American society. A large number of Muslim immigrants arrived in the U.S. at the same time that there was a growing focus on “spirituality” in society. In concert with these trends, U.S. Muslims have increasingly accentuated forms of Islam that give them significant autonomy and that place more emphasis on religious experience than doctrine and formal institutions. The thesis focuses in particular on Hamza Yusuf, the founder of Zaytuna College in Berkely, California. He sought to familiarize American Muslims with highly individualistic modes of Islamic practice by stressing their compatibility with tradition and by seeking to differentiate them from Islamic mysticism (Sufism). To varying degrees, three additional prominent Muslim thinkers, Yasmin Mogahed, Suhaib Webb, and Yasir Qadhi spread similar ideas among the U.S. Muslim population. The concluding chapter highlights how the events of 9/11 have further motivated Muslims to adopt more “spiritualized” forms of Islamic practice that resonated with widespread trends in U.S. society.
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Religious Studies
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Islam--United States
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Spiritualism
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (v, 80 p.)
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M.A.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Daniyah M. Hannini
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Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3K939KZ
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ETD graduate
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Hannini
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Daniyah
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M.
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2016-01-11 19:20:52
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Daniyah Hannini
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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