Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal: The Murid Order - Couverture rigide

Glover, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1580462685 ISBN 13 : 9781580462686

Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Glover John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Murid order, founded in Senegal in the latter decades of the nineteenth century, grew into a major Sufi order during the colonial period and is now among the most recognizable of the Sufi orders in Africa. Murids have spread the voice of Islam and Africa in concert halls and on the airwaves through pop singers -- especially Youssou N'Dour -- and the image of Shaykh Amadu Bamba M'Backé, the founding saint of the order, often used to grace the covers of works concerning Islam, African culture, abolition, and European colonization. In this insightful and revealing study, John Glover explores the manner in which a Muslim society in West Africa actively created a conception of modernity that reflects its own historical awareness and identity. Drawing from Murid written and oral historical sources, Glover carefully considers how the Murid order at the collective and individual levels has navigated the intersection of two major historical forces -- Islam, specifically in the contexts of reform and mysticism, and European colonization -- and achieved in the process an understanding of modernity not as an unwilling witness but as an active participant. Ultimately, Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal presents the reader with a new portrait of a society that has used its notion of modernity to adapt and incorporate further historical changes into its identity as an African Sufi order.

Revue de presse :

In this work John Glover has provided a full and often fascinating account of the Murid community of Darou Mousty . . . (he) adds new dimensions to the understanding of the emergence of the Muridiyya, and carries the story of Darou Mousty well beyond that of his mentor Searing. --Journal of African History, 2008

John Glover, in this excellent and extremely well-researched book, makes an original contribution to the extensive Murid literature. --American Historical Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Rochester Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1580462685
• ISBN 13: 9781580462686
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 250