Wa and the Wala - Islam and Polity in Northwestern Ghana

Zusammenfassung Wa and the Wala is the first full study of Wala history and society. The author pays particular attention to relations between the Muslim and non-Muslim elements in its population! and examines the impact of Zabarima! Samorian! British and French intrusions into Wala affairs. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Preamble; 1. Wa and the Wala; 2. Wala origins: Lasiri and Kubaru; 3. Wala origins: the 'alim as local historian'; 4. Wa chronology: an exercise in date-guessing; 5. Tajdid and jihad: the Muslim community in change; 6. Colonial intrusions: Wala in disarray; 7. 'Direct rule': Wala in the early twentieth century; 8. Wala under 'indirect rule': power to the Na and schism in the umma; 9. Review: the peculiarities of Wala; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Wilks Ivor, Ivor Wilks, Ivor (Northwestern University Wilks
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.07.1989
• EAN: 9780521362108
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36210-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Soviet and East European Studi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous