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Book SynopsisSpurred by the commitment to continue the critical work that Malcolm X began, this volume analyses the enduring significance of his life, work, and religious philosophy. Bringing together thirteen different scholars from six different countries, Malcolm X: From Political Escataology to Religious Revolutionary demonstrates why Malcolm X is still vitally important fifty years after his death.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri Malcolm X as Religious Peripatetic William David Hart On the Dialectical Evolution of Malcolm X’s Anti-Capitalist Critique: Interrogating His Political Philosophy of Black Nationalism John H. McClendon III and Stephen C. Ferguson II Malcolm X and Revolutionary Religion: Christianity, Islam and their Emancipatory Potentials Dustin J. Byrd Malcolm X and the Meccan Epistle Seyed Javad Malcolm X - a Martyr of Freedom Rudolf J. Siebert “The Enemy of My Enemy”: Malcolm X and the Legacy of John Brown Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. Malcolm X, Alatas and Critical Theory Syed Farid Alatas Malcolm X: Message to Humanity John Andrew Morrow Malik al-Shabazz’s Practice of Self-Liberation Emin Poljarevic From Malcolm X to Generation Y: The African American Muslim Community after 1965 Bethany Beyyette From Hell to Heaven: The Malcolm X Narrative of Muslim Artists. The Meaning of his Life in Relation to the Doctrine of Predestination for British and American Performing Artists in the 21th Century Yolanda van Tilborgh Rationalization of Malcolm X’s Religious Understandings, Political Perspectives and Organizational Objectives Nuri Tinaz Index
