Lamin Sanneh

The Crown And The Turban (eBook, PDF)

Muslims And West African Pluralism

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the clash of civilizations between the secular government and Muslim traditions in West Africa, appraising the challenge of separating the administration of the state from the beliefs of the Islamic peoples of the region. It is useful for students of comparative religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429965272
• Artikelnr.: 56842737

Autorenporträt

Lamin Sanneh is D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale University's Divinity School and professor of history at Yale University. He is descended from the nyanchos, an ancient African royal house, and was educated on four continents, ultimately receiving his doctorate in Islamic history from the University of London. In recognition of his academic work, he was made Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Lion, Senegal's highest national honour.

Inhaltsangabe

The Crown and the Turban
Bernard Lewis
Orthographical and Bibliographical Note
About the Book and Author
Introduction
Islam and the African Context
Muslims in Non
Muslim Societies of Africa
Islam and the African Religious Synthesis
Slavery, Clerics, and Muslim Society
Islam, Africa, and Colonialism
Tcherno Aliou, the Wall of Goumba
Saints, Virtue, and Society in Muslim Africa
Education and Society
A Childhood Muslim Education
The Arabic Language in African Education
Action and Reaction Among Freetown Muslims
Muslims and the Secular National State in Africa
Religion and Politics with Reference to Africa
"The Crown and the Turban"