The course of Islam in Africa

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The course of Islam in Africa

Mervyn Hiskett

(Islamic surveys, 15)

Edinburgh University Press, c1994

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  • : paper

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Bibliography: p. 204-209

Includes index

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Volume

: paper ISBN 9780748604616

Description

This is an up-to-date comprehensive survey, tracing the development of Islam in Africa from the 7th century AD to the present day. It covers the whole continent and gives a detailed account of the Sufi mystical cosmology and the opposition to it and analyzes long-and short-term affects of the impact of European colonialism on Islamic Africa. Following a survey of the state of Islam in present day African nation states, the book concludes with a study of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its clash with African nationalism.
Volume

: cased ISBN 9780748604647

Description

This is an up-to-date comprehensive survey, tracing the development of Islam in Africa from the 7th century AD to the present day. It covers the whole continent and gives a detailed account of the Sufi mystical cosmology and the opposition to it and analyzes long-and short-term affects of the impact of european colonialism on Islamic Africa. Following a survey of the state of Islam in present day African nation states, the book concludes with a study of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its clash with African nationalism.

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  • NCID
    BA23501188
  • ISBN
    • 0748604642
    • 0748604618
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Edinburgh
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 218 p., [6] p. of plates
  • Size
    22 cm
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