Sufism and jihad in modern senegal

Klappentext Examines through the use of Murid oral and written sources the creation of an "alternative modernity" as an understanding of historical change by Sufi notables and disciples. Zusammenfassung Examines through the use of Murid oral and written sources the creation of an "alternative modernity" as an understanding of historical change by Sufi notables and disciples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Sociopolitical Change, Islamic Reform, and Sufism in West AfricaConflict and Colonization: A New Generation of Sufi ReformersThe Construction of the Murid Synthesis: Perceptions of Amadu Bamba and Maam CernoTranslating the Murid Mission: The Founding of Darou MoustySymbiosis: Colonization and Murid ModernityMurid Taalibe: Historical Narratives and Identity

Product details

• Authors: John Glover, John (Royalty Account) Glover
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9781580462686
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-268-6
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Rochester Studies in African H; Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous