The Nuwaubian Nation
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The Nuwaubian Nation

Black Spirituality and State Control

Susan Palmer

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The Nuwaubian Nation

Black Spirituality and State Control

Susan Palmer

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About This Book

The Nuwaubian Nation takes the reader on a journey into an African-American spiritual movement. The United Nuwaubian Nation has changed shape since its inceptions in the 1970s, transforming from a Black Hebrew mystery school into a Muslim utopian community in Brooklyn, N.Y.; from an Egyptian theme park into an Amerindian reserve in rural Georgia. This book follows the extraordinary career of Dwight York, who in his teens started out in a New York street gang, but converted to Islam in prison. Emerging as a Black messiah, York proceeded to break the Paleman's spell of Kingu and to guide his people through a series of racial/religious identities that demanded dramatic changes in costume, gender roles and lifestyle. Dr. York's Blackosophy is analyzed as a new expression of that ancient mystical worldview, Gnosticism. Referring to theories in the sociology of deviance and media studies, the author tracks the escalating hostilities against the group that climaxed in a Waco-style FBI raid on the Nuwaubian compound in 2002. In the ensuing legal process we witness Dr. York's dramatic reversals of fortune; he is now serving a 135-year sentence as his Black Panther lawyer prepares to take his case to the Supreme Court. This book presents fresh and important insights into racialist spirituality and the social control of unconventional religions in America.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781351884716
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. List of Acronyms
  10. Preface: “Overstanding” the Nuwaubians
  11. 1 “Don’t Believe Me, Check it Out for Yourself!”
  12. 2 Holy Madness, Crazy Wisdom
  13. 3 The Ansaaru Allah Community
  14. 4 Tama Re: The FBI Raid on a “Sovereign Nation”
  15. 5 Dr. York’s Trials
  16. 6 Regressing into the Millennium
  17. 7 Black Messiahs in America: Religious Leaders or Racketeers?
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
Citation styles for The Nuwaubian Nation

APA 6 Citation

Palmer, S. (2016). The Nuwaubian Nation (1st ed.). Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1632871/the-nuwaubian-nation-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

Palmer, Susan. (2016) 2016. The Nuwaubian Nation. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis. https://www.perlego.com/book/1632871/the-nuwaubian-nation-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Palmer, S. (2016) The Nuwaubian Nation. 1st edn. Taylor and Francis. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1632871/the-nuwaubian-nation-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

MLA 7 Citation

Palmer, Susan. The Nuwaubian Nation. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis, 2016. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.