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"God alone is king" : Islam and emancipation in Senegal : the Wolof kingdoms of Kajoor and Bawol, 1859-1914 / James F. Searing.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Searing, James F.
- Series:
- Social history of Africa
- Social history of Africa series, 1099-8098
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wolof (African people).
- History.
- Islam and politics.
- Islam and state.
- Senegal--History--To 1960.
- Senegal.
- Islam and state--Senegal--History.
- Islam and politics--Senegal--History.
- Wolof (African people)--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann ; Oxford : J. Currey ; Cape Town : D. Philip, [2002]
- Contents:
- Part I Islam and Monarchy
- 1. Kajoor and Bawol in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 3
- 2. Civil War and Conquest: Monarchy and Islam in Kajoor, 1859-1890 29
- 3. "God Alone Is King": Reconceptualizing Murid Islam 75
- 4. Creating Colonial Order: State and Society in Bawol, 1894-1903 107
- Part II Slavery and Emancipation
- 5. Slavery under Siege, 1890-1905: Colonialism, Resistance, and Runaways 143
- 6. Emancipation from Below: The Emergence of a Muslim Peasantry, 1890-1914 195
- 7. Civilizing Missions and the Peasantry: Murid Islam and the Colonial State 231.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-286) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0325070741
- 0325070733
- 0852556977
- 0852556470
- OCLC:
- 46976445
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