Muslim societies in African history - ECU Libraries Catalog

Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson.

Author/creator	Robinson, David, 1938-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description	xx, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Islam--Africa --History. Muslims--Africa --History.

Series	New approaches to African history New approaches to African history. ^A574417
Contents	I. The historical and institutional background. Muhammad and the birth of Islam -- The basic institutions of Islam -- II. General themes. The islamization of Africa -- The africanization of Islam -- Muslim identity and the slave trades -- Western views of Africa and Islam -- III. Case studies. Morocco: Muslims in a "Muslim nation" -- Ethiopia: Muslims in a "Christian nation" -- Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a "sea of paganism" -- Sokoto and Hausaland: jihad within the Dar al-Islam -- Buganda: religious competition for the kingdom -- The Sudan: the Mahdi and Khalifa amid competing imperialisms -- Senegal: Bamba and the Murids under French colonial rule -- Conclusion.
Local note	Little-346526--305131052093W
Local note	Little-346526--305131052093W
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2003055137
ISBN	0521826276
ISBN	9780521826273
ISBN	052153366X (pbk.)
ISBN	9780521533669 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BP64.A1 R63 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold