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Tolerance, democracy, and Sufis in Senegal /

This collection critically examines?tolerance, "?secularism," and respect for religious?diversity" within a social and political system dominated by Sufi brotherhoods. Through a detailed analysis of Senegal's political economy, essays trace the genealogy and dynamic exchange amon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Diouf, Mamadou (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Religion, culture, and public life.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This collection critically examines?tolerance, "?secularism," and respect for religious?diversity" within a social and political system dominated by Sufi brotherhoods. Through a detailed analysis of Senegal's political economy, essays trace the genealogy and dynamic exchange among these concepts while investigating public spaces and political processes and their reciprocal engagement with the state, Sunni reformist and radical groups, and non-religious organizations. Through a rich and nuanced historical ethnography of the formation of Senegalese democracy, this anthology illumin
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 282 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231530897
9780231530897
9781306314589
1306314585