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

by Samuel C. Heilman and Mucahit Bilici

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520340558
• ISBN13: 9780520340558
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 320 Pages