Ahmadu Bamba and decolonization : the power of faith and self-reliance / Cheikh M. Ndiaye ; foreword by Fallou Ngom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ndiaye, Cheikh M., 1963- author.

Contributor:

Ngom, Fallou, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bāmbā, Aḥmadū, 1852-1927.

Bāmbā, Aḥmadū.

Muslim saints--Senegal--Biography.

Muslim saints.

Sufism--Senegal--History.

Sufism.

Islam and politics--Africa, West--History.

Islam and politics.

Decolonization--Africa, West--History.

Decolonization.

Nonviolence--Africa, West--History.

Nonviolence.

Physical Description:

ix, 151 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]

Summary:

"This book presents Ahmadu Bamba as one of the pioneers of decolonization and non-violence in West Africa to examine his legacy as a man of unshakable faith, a humanist, a socio-cultural reformer, and a key agent in the decolonization of minds and spaces"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

West Africa : ancestral spiritual beliefs and Islam

West Africa : resistance to Islam and European colonialism

Ahmadu Bamba emerges : a homegrown tariqa

Ahmadu Bamba : the greatest Jihad

Ahmadu Bamba deconstructs godlike authority

Ahmadu Bamba rewrites the colonial landscape

Ahmadu Bamba filters local customs and traditions

Conclusion : Ahmadu Bamba transcends space and time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ndiaye, Cheikh M., 1963- Ahmadu Bamba and decolonization

ISBN:

9781666923421

1666923427

OCLC:

1499566848

Publisher Number:

CIPO000196464