11. Food practices: the ethics of eating

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Prayer and pilgrimage
6. 1. Salah: daily prayers in Muslim America 15
7. 2. Dhikr: remembering the divine 36
8. 3. Hajj: the pilgrimage 60
9. Part II. Holidays
10. 4. Ramadan, Eid al-fitr, and eid al-Adha: fasting and feasting 83
11. 5. Ashura: commemorating Imam Husayn 104
12. 6. Milad/Mawlid: celebrating the prophet Muhammad’s birthday 123
13. Part III. Life cycle rituals
14. 7. Birth rituals: welcoming a child into the world 141
15. 8. Weddings: love and mercy in marriage ceremonies 165
16. 9. Funerals and death rites: honoring the departed 188
17. Part IV. Islamic ethics and religious culture
18. 10. You can’t be human alone: philanthropy and social giving in Muslim communities 209
19. 11. Food practices: the ethics of eating 232
20. 12. The Qur’an: studying, embodying, and living with the word of god 245
21. About the editor 271
22. About the contributors 273
23. Index 275