Invisible yet Invincible Islamic Heritage of the Maroons and the Enslaved Africans in Jamaica

Name: Invisible yet Invincible Islamic Heritage of the Maroons and the Enslaved Africans in Jamaica
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ISBN: 9781849631082

ISBN-10: 1849631085

ISBN-13: 9781849631082

Edition: 2012

Authors: Sultana Afroz

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Sultana Afroz seeks to clarify the Islamic heritage of the Maroons and the position of Islam in the freeing of the enslaved Africans in Jamaica. The text covers events preceding and reasons for, the Emancipation Act of 1833. It is postulated that those enslaved people of the Islamic faith never accepted Christian beliefs, although outwardly agreeing with these as was required of them by the authorities then in charge. It is therefore stated that they remained constant in their belief in the Islamic religion. The prevalence of Islamic traditions retained in Jamaica denotes the continuing devotion to Islam which was a strong factor in their eventual emancipation. A well researched and…

Book details

List price: $13.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.
Publication date: 8/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 383
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long
Weight: 0.902
Language: English