The Izala movement in Nigeria : genesis, fragmentation and revival / Ramzi Ben Amara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben Amara, Ramzir, author.

Series:

Göttingen series in social and cultural anthropology.

Göttingen series in social and cultural anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Islam and politics--Nigeria, Northern.

Islamic renewal--Nigeria, Northern.

Islamic renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages) : maps

Other Title:

Izala Movement in Nigeria

Place of Publication:

Universitätsverlag Göttingen

Göttingen : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, [2020]

Summary:

On the basis on solid fieldwork in northern Nigeria including participant observation, interviews with Izala, Sufis, and religion experts, and collection of unpublished material related to Izala, three aspects of the development of Izala past and present are analysed: its split, its relationship to Sufis, and its perception of sharīʿa re-implementation. "Field Theory" of Pierre Bourdieu, "Religious Market Theory" of Rodney Start, and "Modes of Religiosity Theory" of Harvey Whitehouse are theoretical tools of understanding the religious landscape of northern Nigeria and the dynamics of Islamic movements and groups.

Contents:

Nigeria's religious landscape

Reform Islam versus Sufism

The Izala movement between success and failure

The sharīʻa debate of 1999.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Universitätsverlag Göttingen, viewed March 28, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references.