Sufism and jihad in modern Senegal : the Murid order /
The Murid order, founded in Senegal in the latter decades of the nineteenth century, grew into a major Sufi order during the colonial period and is now among the most recognizable of the Sufi orders in Africa. Murids have spread the voice of Islam and Africa in concert halls and on the airwaves thro...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, NY :
Univ. of Rochester Press,
©2007.
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Colección: | Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;
v. 32. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Sociopolitical change, Islamic reform, and Sufism in West Africa
- Conflict and colonization: a new generation of Sufi reformers
- The construction of the Murid synthesis: perceptions of Amadu Bamba and Maam Cerno
- Translating the Murid mission: the founding of Darou mousty
- Symbiosis: colonization and Murid modernity
- Murid Taalibe: historical narratives and identity
- Conclusion: Murid historical identity.