| Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa Contributor(s): Loimeier, Roman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748695435 ISBN-13: 9780748695430 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Africa - East |
| Dewey: 297.096 |
| LCCN: 2017287007 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.05 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different traditions of Islamic reform. Considering both Sufi- and Salafi-oriented movements in their respective historical contexts, it stresses the importance of the local context to explain the different trajectories of development. The book studies the social, religious and political impact of these reform movements in both historical and contemporary times and asks why some have become successful as popular mass movements, while others failed to attract substantial audiences. It also considers jihad-minded movements in contemporary Mali, northern Nigeria and Somalia and looks at modes of transnational entanglement of movements of reform. Against the background of a general inquiry into what constitutes 'reform', the text responds to the question of what 'reform' actually means for Muslims in contemporary Africa. |