Jacob S Dorman: 2 books
Chosen People
The Rise of American Black Israelite Religions
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Named Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE Winnter of the Wesley-Logan Prize of the American Historical Association Winner of the Byron Caldwell Smith Book Prize Winner of the 2014 Albert J. Raboteau Book Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions Jacob S. Dorman offers new insights into the rise...
The Princess and the Prophet
The Secret History of Magic, Race, and Moorish Muslims in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2020
How the circuses, dance halls, and midways of the Gilded Age provided the cultural ferment and freedom that led to the creation of the Black Muslim movement in America.
Beyond the customary narratives of Gilded Age America lies a world of circuses, Wild West shows, and midways populated by...