| Description |
xii, 310 pages : map ; 23cm |
| Series |
Islamic civilization and Muslim networks |
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Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The Tijaniyya is the largest Sufi order in West and North Africa. In this unprecedented analysis of the Tijaniyya's origins and development in the late eighteenth century, Zachary Valentine Wright situates the order within the broader intellectual history of Islam in the early modern period. While introducing the group's founder, Ahmad al-Tijani (1735-1815), Wright's focus is on the wider network in which the order developed-a veritable global Islamic revival whose scholars commanded large followings, shared key ideas, and produced literature read widely throughout the Muslim world. They were linked, Wright shows, through chains of knowledge transmission in the face of widespread Muslim prejudice against Sufism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Tijānī, Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, 1737 or 1738-1815.
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Tijānīyah -- Africa, North.
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Sufism -- Africa, North.
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Islam -- History -- 18th century.
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Tijānī, Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, 1737 or 1738-1815. (OCoLC)fst01851175
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Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
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Sufism. (OCoLC)fst01137257
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Tijānīyah. (OCoLC)fst01150865
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North Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239515
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781469660813 (cloth: alk. paper) |
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9781469660820 (pbk.: alk. paper) |
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9781469660837 (ebook) |
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