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The Muridiyya on the Move : Islam, Migration, and Place Making / Cheikh Anta Babou.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Babou, Cheikh Anta, 1984- author.
- Series:
- New African histories series.
- New African Histories Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murīdīyah.
- Islamic sects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Representations of diasporic Murid disciples often depict them as passive recipients of change wrought by powerful clerics left behind in Senegal. In this study, Cheikh Anta Babou examines the construction of their transnational collective identity and its influence on cultural practices, identities, and aspirations.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Note on Orthography
- Introduction
- 1: The Muridiyya in the Cities of Senegal
- 2: Birth of a Diaspora
- 3: Gabon
- Gallery 1
- 4: The Muridiyya in France
- 5: Making Murid Space in Paris
- Gallery 2
- 6: Unlikely Migration
- 7: Making Room for the Muridiyya in New York City
- Gallery 3
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821447291
- 0821447297
- OCLC:
- 1243350746
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