Muslim societies in African history /
Robinson, David, 1938-
Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - xx, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - New approaches to African history . - New approaches to African history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0521826276 052153366X (pbk.)
2003055137
Islam--History.--Africa
Muslims--History.--Africa
BP64.A1 / R63 2004
Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - xx, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - New approaches to African history . - New approaches to African history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0521826276 052153366X (pbk.)
2003055137
Islam--History.--Africa
Muslims--History.--Africa
BP64.A1 / R63 2004