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Pride, Faith, and Fear: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa - Couverture rigide

Quinn, The Late Charlotte A.; Quinn, Frederick

 
9780195063868: Pride, Faith, and Fear: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195063864 ISBN 13 : 9780195063868
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

While nearly one in every five people in the world today is Muslim, Islam is spreading most rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where one in three Africans today practices a form of Islam. Sub-Saharan Africa is today home to over 150 million Muslims.
Although immensely varied, African Islam, the authors demonstrate, is defined by three overarching beliefs. First, African Islam is local Islam, with no ordained clergy or international body to regulate doctrine. At the same time, the importance of Islam as a source of communal identity, both within African societies and as part of the worldwide Islamic community, is a defining feature of the African Muslim worldview. Finally, there is a pervasive belief among African Muslims that the West is on a new crusade against Islam.
At a time of growing interest in the worldwide expansion of Islam, the Islamic revival in Africa deserves special attention. With in-depth coverage of Islam in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Pride and Fear provides both a general overview of African Islam and a detailed picture of Muslim politics-which are increasingly national politics-in some of Africa's most populous regions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Charlotte A. Quinn was a former senior political analyst for the United States Government and author of Mandingo Kingdoms of the Senegambia. Dr. Frederick Quinn is an independent scholar and author of African Saints and Democracy at Dawn.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195063864
ISBN 13 
9780195063868
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
184
Coordonnées du fabricant
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