Embodying the Faith: Religious Practice and the Making of a Muslim Moral Habitus.

This article focuses on aspects of Muslim morality. The article examines a group of Muslim converts in Missouri and the moral codes they have created through their religion. Ethnographic fieldwork and interviews are used to gather data. The author cites Muslim practices such as ritual prayer, fasting, and covering used by the Muslim group. Topics include the author's use of the theories of Bourdieu in the article, moral disposition or habitus, identity, rationalization, and how modern society affects religion.