The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state : ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898
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The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state : ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898
（Islam in Africa / editors, John Hunwick, Knut Vikør, v. 11）
Brill, 2011
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Bibliography: p. [153]-155
Includes index
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This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on how the Mahdi and his second-in-command and ultimate successor, the Khalifa Abdallahi, used symbols, ceremony and ritual to articulate their power, authority and legitimacy first within the context of resistance to the imperial Turco-Egyptian forces, and then within the context of establishing an Islamic state.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ............................................................................ vii
Introduction ........................................................................................ 1
Chapter One Islam in the Sudan ................................................. 7
A Brief Geographical Introduction ............................................ 7
The Arrival of Islam ...................................................................... 7
The Funj Sultanate ........................................................................ 11
The Darfur Sultanate .................................................................... 16
The Turco-Egyptian Invasion and Occupation ........................ 18
Causes of the Mahdist Revolt ...................................................... 21
The Mahdi's Origins ..................................................................... 24
Chapter Two Protocol, Ceremony, and Symbols of Authority ...... 29
Mystical Islam: Sufi Brotherhoods ............................................. 39
Protocol and Ceremony ............................................................... 41
Symbols of Authority .................................................................... 54
Chapter Three The Charismatic Leader ...................................... 65
Charisma ......................................................................................... 66
Saints and Zawiyas ........................................................................ 74
Mahdist Expectations: The West African Connection ............ 80
Chapter Four The Khalifa and the Routinization of Charismatic Authority ..... 89
A New Era for the Mahdiyya ...................................................... 90
The Mythic Concordance: The Khalifa's Claims to Authority ............................. 92
The Khalifa's Origins .................................................................... 96
The Khalifa as the Locus of Power and the City of Omdurman ..................... 109
Chapter Five The Creation of an Islamic State ......................... 119
State Hierarchy .............................................................................. 127
Jihad as a Symbol of Legitimacy ................................................. 129
The Treasury .................................................................................. 135
The Implementation of Shari'a ................................................... 138
The Construction of Buildings and Roads ................................ 141
Conclusion .......................................................................................... 149
Bibliography ........................................................................................ 153
Index .................................................................................................... 157
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