Muslim societies in Africa : a historical anthropology / Roman Loimeier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loimeier, Roman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Africa--History.

Muslims.

Islam--Africa--History.

Islam.

History.

Africa.

Africa--Civilization--Islamic influences.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xv, 358 pages : maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]

Contents:

Introduction: the geographical and anthropological setting

Is there an "African" Islam?

The Bilād al-Maghrib: rebels, saints, and heretics

The Sahara as connective space

Dynamics of Islamization in the Bilād al-Sūdān

Dynamics of jihād in the Bilād al-Sūdān

Islam in Nubia and Funj

Egyptian colonialism and the Mahdī in the Sudan

Ethiopia and Islam

Muslims on the Horn of Africa

The East African coast

Muslims on the Cape: community and dispute

Muslims under colonial rule.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253007889

0253007887

9780253007971

0253007976

OCLC:

783167556