| Description |
1 online resource (385 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 over the longue durée. To understand the movements of peoples and how they came into contact, the author considers geography, ecology, and climate, as well as religious conversion, trade, and slavery. This comprehensive history offers a balanced view of the complexities of the African Muslim past while looking toward Africa's future role in the globalized Muslim world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Muslims -- Africa -- History
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Islam -- Africa -- History
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RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
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Civilization -- Islamic influences.
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Islam.
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Muslims.
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Islam
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Muslimer.
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Islam.
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Islamiska influenser.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Civilization -- Islamic influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004014845
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| Subject |
Africa.
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Afrika
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Afrika -- kultur- och samhällsliv.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780253007971 |
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0253007976 |
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1299680127 |
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9781299680128 |
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9780253027320 |
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0253027322 |
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