Robinson, David 1938- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. enk Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press 2004 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xx, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps. "Examining Islamization, Arabization, Africanization and the Muslim societies of Africa over the last thousand years, David Robinson reveals the complex struggles of Muslims throughout the continent. His study ranges through Morocco, the Hausaland region of Nigeria, the "pagan" societies of Ashanti (Ghana) and Buganda (Uganda), and the ostensibly Christian state of Ethiopia." 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. David Robinson. Includes bibliographical references and index. f------ Islam Africa History Muslims Africa History Islam Afrique Histoire Musulmans Afrique Histoire RELIGION Islam History Islam Muslims Africa Islam Islamieten Islam Afrique Histoire Musulmans Afrique Histoire Afrique Histoire religieuse Islam Afrika BP64.A1 R63 2004eb 297.096 11.80 15.80 Robinson, David, 1938- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003055137 0511164343 9780511164347 0521826276 9780521826273 052153366X 9780521533669 0511166273 9780511166273 9780511811746 0511811748 0511165145 9780511165146 1283329174 9781283329170 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=165066 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=165066 REDDC 030529 20200709055127.0 ocm80244679 eng