Table of contents : Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: Healing, Spirit Possession, and Islam in the Village 3 African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims 4 Siddis and Habshis in South Asia: Shrines of the African Saints and Life-Cycle Rituals in the Village 5 Islamic Jihad or Just Revolt? African Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean 6 African American Muslims in the United States: Making Physical and Metaphysical Homelands Conclusion: Echoes of Bilal across the African Diaspora Notes Bibliography Index