Islam in Latin America: from the twentieth to twenty

This article looks into the issue of islam in Latin America. This religion had a small presence during the colonial period, but grew in the XX Century and went back to its original numbers later on. Today the population of Islamic people in Latin America has gone up again. This paper examines causes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Taboada, Hernán G. H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Latinoamericanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/49227
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/49227
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:islam
muslimes
migración
proselitismo.
migration
political involvement.
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Sumario:This article looks into the issue of islam in Latin America. This religion had a small presence during the colonial period, but grew in the XX Century and went back to its original numbers later on. Today the population of Islamic people in Latin America has gone up again. This paper examines causes (migration and political involvement) and perspectives of Islam.