Muslim Societies in Africa : A Historical Anthropology /

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This book provides an overview of Muslim societies in Africa in light of their role in African history and the history of the Islamic world. The author identifies patterns and peculiarities in the historical, social, economic, and political development of Africa, and addresses the impact of Islam ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loimeier, Roman (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Islamiska influenser.
Islam.
Muslimer.
Islam
Muslims.
Civilization > Islamic influences.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Islam > Afrique > Histoire.
Musulmans > Afrique > Histoire.
Islam > Africa > History.
Muslims > Africa > History.
Afrika > kultur- och samhällsliv.
Afrika
Africa.
Africa > Civilization > Islamic influences.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the geographical and anthropological setting
  • Is there an "African" Islam?
  • The Bilād al-Maghrib : rebels, saints, and heretics
  • The Sahara as connective space
  • Dynamics of Islamization in the Bilād al-Sūdān
  • Dynamics of jihād in the Bilād al-Sūdān
  • Islam in Nubia and Funj
  • Egyptian colonialism and the Mahdī in the Sudan
  • Ethiopia and Islam
  • Muslims on the Horn of Africa
  • The East African coast
  • Muslims on the Cape : community and dispute
  • Muslims under colonial rule
  • Conclusion.

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