In Whose Image? - Political Islam and Urban Practices in Sudan

Preface Pt. 1: Struggles for the Familiar Ch. 1: Religion, Islam, and the State in Africa Ch. 2: Sudan: The Search for Political Coherency Ch. 3: The Civil War Pt. 2: Out of Bounds Islam and Transformation Ch. 4: Indigenous Solutions: Islamicization and Postcolonial Identity Ch. 5: Sociality of the Capital: Transformation of Khartoum Ch. 6: The Discursive Practices of the Islamic Movement Ch. 7: Politics of Cultural Revival Ch. 8: The Religion of Race, the Race for Religion Pt. 3: A Reference from Another Africa Ch. 9: Advantageous Marginalities: A South African Critique of the Islamic Movement in Sudan Notes Index

About the author

T. Abdou Maliqalim Simone is associate professor of clinical and social psychology and African studies at the Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York.

Summary

The author was employed as consultant for the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement's project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. His book examines the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation and discusses religious discourse in Africa.

Product details

• Authors: A. M. Simone, Abdou Simone, T. Abdou Simone, T. Abdou Maliqalim Simone, T.Abdou Maliqalim Simone
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.1994
• EAN: 9780226758701
• ISBN: 978-0-226-75870-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 237 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 428 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions