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Author Robinson, David, 1938-

Title Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  297.096 R659M    Check Shelf
Description xx, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series New approaches to African history
New approaches to African history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents I. The historical and institutional background. Muhammad and the birth of Islam -- The basic institutions of Islam -- II. General themes. The Islamization of Africa -- The africanization of Islam -- Muslim identity and the slave trades -- Western views of Africa and Islam -- III. Case studies. Morocco: Muslims in a "Muslim nation" -- Ethiopia: Muslims in a "Christian nation" -- Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a "sea of paganism" -- Sokoto and Hausaland: jihad within the Dar al-Islam -- Buganda: religious competition for the kingdom -- The Sudan: the Mahdi and Khalifa amid competing imperialisms -- Senegal: Bamba and the Murids under French colonial rule -- Conclusion.
Subject Islam -- Africa -- History.
Muslims -- Africa -- History.
ISBN 0521826276
9780521826273
052153366X paperback
9780521533669 paperback
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