Islam Outside the Arab World

This volume discusses the spread and character of Islam in many non-Arab countries with case studies examining the historical background of the growth of Islam as well as investigating the current situation.

List of contents

Introduction Part One: Africa, 1 Somalia 2 Nigeria 3 Senegal 4 Tanzania 5 Southern Africa Part Two: Asia and Oceania 6 Turkey 7 Turkic Central Asia 8 Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan 9 China 10 South Asia 11 Indonesia and Malaysia 12 Australia and New Zealand Part Three: Europe and the Americas, 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 Germany and Austria 15 France 16 Britain 17 The Nordic Countries 18 Russia and Transcaucasia 19 North America 20 The Caribbean and Latin America

About the author

David Westerlund is Associate Professor at the Department of Comparative Religion, Stockholm University, and Senior Lecturer in the History of Religions at the Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University. His main scholarly interests are indigenous African religions and Islam in Africa, religion and politics, Sufism in Europe and inter-religious relations, particularly between Christians and Muslims. Ingvar Svanberg is an ethnologist and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of East European Studies, Uppsala University. His research interests include Central Asian culture, religion and history, ethnobiology and minority issues, particularly concerning Muslims. He has written numerous books and articles on a wide range of topics.

Product details

• Authors: Ingvar Svanberg, Svanberg Ingvar, David Westerlund, Westerlund David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.1999
• EAN: 9780700711420
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1142-0
• No. of pages: 476
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General