The spread of Islam in West Africa: colonization, globalization, and the emergence of fundamentalism

This book on Islam and Islamic cultures focuses on the practice of Islam among indigenous people of West Africa. The author shows the importance of the sub-region in the development of Islam by documenting the long history of the religion in Black Africa. New ground is broken by analyzing the increa...

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1. Verfasser: Badru, Pade (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston [u.a.] Edwin Mellen Press 2006
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Zusammenfassung:This book on Islam and Islamic cultures focuses on the practice of Islam among indigenous people of West Africa. The author shows the importance of the sub-region in the development of Islam by documenting the long history of the religion in Black Africa. New ground is broken by analyzing the increasing impact of globalization and economic underdevelopment on the Islamic experience in West Africa. Without claiming to provide a comprehensive account, Badru traces the history of globalization and Islam in West Africa to its ancient roots, and demonstrates the effect of globalization on the embrace of Islam in the region. He also describes the specificity of Islamic practice in black Africa and the socio-cultural basis of the local variation in the adoption of Islam.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index
Beschreibung:V, 220 S.
ISBN:9780773455351
0773455353

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