Symbolic Confrontations - Muslims Imagining the State in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Donal Cruise O'Brien is Professor of Politics, University of London. Klappentext Donal Cruise O'Brien is a leading authority on Islam in Africa. This is a collection of his writing over the last 30 years, some significantly rewritten to render this a coherent book to use for teaching about the interplay between politics and Islam in Africa. The author's main argument is that much of politics in Africa is negotiated through use of symbols, and can not be separated from the religious origins and the systems of belief from which they originate. The book focuses on Senegal, a fascinating example of the spread of Muslim brotherhoods and their overarching influence on the construction and decision-making processes of the state. Zusammenfassung Donal Cruise O'Brien is a leading authority on Islam in Africa. This is a collection of his writing over the last 30 years, some significantly rewritten to render this a coherent book to use for teaching about the interplay between politics and Islam in Africa. The author's main argument is that much of politics in Africa is negotiated through use of symbols, and can not be separated from the religious origins and the systems of belief from which they originate. The book focuses on Senegal, a fascinating example of the spread of Muslim brotherhoods and their overarching influence on the construction and decision-making processes of the state.

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• Authors: &apos, Donal Cruise brien, Donal Cruise O'Brien, NA NA, O&apos, Donal Cruise O''brien
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2004
• EAN: 9781403963697
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-6369-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Religion, B, Culture, Political Science, Africa, Religion: general, Politics and government, African History, Palgrave History Collection, Religious Studies, general, Africa—History, African Culture, Politics and International Studies, Political Science and International Relations, general, Africa;Muslims;state