Islamic reform in twentieth-century Africa / Roman Loimeier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loimeier, Roman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Africa--History.

Islam.

Islamic renewal.

Africa.

History.

Islamic renewal--Africa.

Islam and politics.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

540 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different traditions of Islamic reform. Considering both Sufi- and Salafi-oriented movements in their respective historical contexts, it stresses the importance of the local context to explain the different trajectories of development. The book studies the social, religious and political impact of these reform movements in both historical and contemporary times and asks why some have become successful as popular mass movements, while others failed to attract substantial audiences. It also considers jihad-minded movements in contemporary Mali, northern Nigeria and Somalia and looks at modes of transnational entanglement of movements of reform. Against the background of a general inquiry into what constitutes 'reform', the text responds to the question of what 'reform' actually means for Muslims in contemporary Africa.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Context of Reform 1

2 What is Reform? 17

3 Reform in Context I: Senegal (and Mali) 64

4 Reform in Context II: Northern Nigeria (and Niger) 145

5 Reform in Context III: Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia 221

6 Reform in Context IV: Tanganyika/Tanzania (and Kenya) 317

7 Reform in Context V: Zanzibar (and the Comoros) 380

8 Conclusion: The Meaning of Islamic Reform 457.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0748695435

9780748695430

OCLC:

932385251