Following Similar Paths: What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another

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Samuel C. Heilman Mucahit Bilici

Following Similar Paths

What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another

Samuel C. Heilman, Mucahit Bilici

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English

University of California Press
07 October 2024

Social & cultural history; Comparative religion; Judaism; Jewish studies; Islamic studies

Two academics, one Jewish and one Muslim, come together to show how much their faiths have in common—particularly in America.

This book provides a braided portrait of two American groups whose strong religious attachments and powerful commitments to ritual observance are not always easy to adapt to American culture. Orthodox Jews and observant Muslims share many similarities in their efforts to be at home in America while holding on to their practices and beliefs. As Samuel Heilman and Mucahit Bilici reveal, they follow similar paths in their American experience.

Heilman and Bilici immerse readers in three layers of discussion for each religious group: historical evolution, sociological transformation, and a comparative understanding of certain parallel beliefs and practices, each of which is used as a window onto the lived reality of these communities. Written by two sociologists, one a religiously observant American Jew and the other an American Muslim, Following Similar Paths offers lively insider and outsider perspectives that deepen our understanding of American diversity and what it means to be religious in a modern society.

By: Samuel C. Heilman, Mucahit Bilici
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780520340558
ISBN 10: 0520340558
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 07 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Introduction: Judaism and Islam in America 1. Law: Halacha and Shari’a 2. Diet: Kosher and Halal 3. Identity: Yarmulke and Hijab 4. Preachers: Rabbi and Imam 5. Study: Yeshiva and Madrasa 6. Prayer: Synagogue and Mosque 7. Prejudice: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Conclusion: Family Resemblances Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

Samuel Heilman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Mucahit Bilici is Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and Academic Director at Zahra Institute, Chicago.

Reviews for Following Similar Paths: What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another

""Groundbreaking."" * Jerusalem Report * ""Following Similar Paths is an academic text that appeals to anyone with more than a passing interest in Judaism, Islam, and comparative religion."" * PopMatters * ""Following Similar Paths is very worthwhile for anyone hoping to learn about similarities and differences between observant Jews and Muslims."" * Contemporary Jewry * ""In a series of themed chapters, the authors probe the similarities between the two faiths, and the differences. These are illuminating, sometimes striking, especially in the small details. But what is most interesting are the ways that both faiths have been shaped by modernity."" * Jewish Book Council * ""Following Similar Paths allows Jews and Muslims to understand themselves and each other. It is a worthy contribution at any time, especially at this time."" * Jewish Journal *