The History of Islam in AfricaNehemia Levtzion, Randall Lee Pouwels Annotation. The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of this significant presence on a continent-wide scale. Bringing together two dozen leading scholars, this comprehensive work treats the historical development of the religion in each major region and examines its effects.Without assuming prior knowledge of the subject on the part of its readers, The History of Islam in Africa is broken down into discrete areas, each devoted to a particular place or theme and each written by experts in that particular arena. The introductory chapters examine the principal "gateways" from abroad through which Islam traditionally has influenced Africans. The following two parts present overviews of Islamic history in West Africa and the Sudanic zone, and in subequatorial Africa. In the final section, the authors discuss important themes that have had an impact on Muslim communities in Africa.Designed as both a reference and a text, The History of Islam in Africa will be an essential tool for libraries, scholars, and students of this growing field. |
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Peter von Sivers | 21 |
The Indian Ocean and the Red | 37 |
West Africa and the Sudan | 63 |
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African Islam Ahmad al-Hajj Allah Arabic areas Askiya became Bornu British brotherhood caliphate Cambridge Cape centers central chapter Christian coast coastal colonial cultural developed early East eastern Egypt eighteenth established Ethiopia Fodio French Fulbe Futa Toro groups Hausa hinterland History holy Ibid Ibn Battuta identity imam important Indian Ocean influence Islamic law Islamic learning jihad Juula Kano king lamic leaders leadership Levtzion London Malawi Mali Mecca Mijikenda Mombasa mosque movement Mozambique Muhammad Muslim community Niger Nigeria nineteenth century non-Muslim northern Nigeria organization Paris political Portuguese practice prayer qadi Qadiriyya Quran reform region religion religious role rule rulers Sahara Sayyid scholars schools Senegal Shaykh slaves social society Sokoto Somali southern spiritual spread Studies Sudan Sudanese sufi sultan Swahili Tanzania tariqa Tijaniyya Timbuktu tion town trade traditional ulama Umar University Press Uthman Uthman dan Fodio West Africa western women Yoruba Zanzibar