Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913Babou, Cheikh Anta Mbacké.creatortextbibliographybiographyElectronic books.Biography.History.gauAthensOhio University Pressc20072007monographiceng

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1 online resource (xiii, 294 p.) : ill., map.In Senegal, the Muridiyya, a large Islamic Sufi order, is the single most influential religious organization, including among its numbers the nation's president. Yet little is known of this sect in the West. Drawn from a wide variety of archival, oral, and iconographic sources in Arabic, French, and Wolof, Fighting the Greater Jihad offers an astute analysis of the founding and development of the order and a biographical study of its founder, Cheikh Amadu Bamba Mbacke. Cheikh Anta Babou explores the forging of Murid identity and pedagogy around the person and initiative of Amadu Bamba as welIslam, society, and power in the Wolof states -- The Mbakke: the foundations of family traditions -- The emergence of Amadu Bamba, 1853-95 -- The founding of the Muridiyya -- Murid conflict with the French colonial administration, 1889-1902 -- Slow path toward accommodation I: the time of rapprochement -- Slow path toward accommodation II: making Murid space in colonial Bawol -- Conclusion.Cheikh Anta Babou.Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-283) and index.Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDLElectronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDLMaster and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDLdigitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDLf-sg---Bāmbā, Aḥmadū1852-1927MurīdīyahSenegalBiographyIslam and politicsSenegalHistoryIslamic sectsSenegalBāmbā, Aḥmadū1852-1927Bamba, AhmaduMurīdiyyaSenegalGeschichteSufismusSenegalGeschichte 19. JhMuridenSenegalBamba, AhmaduBildungMuridenBamba, Ahmadu1852-1927Bāmbā, Aḥmadū1852-1927Islam and politicsIslamic sectsMurīdīyahSenegalBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / GeneralRELIGION / Islam / General Geschichte 1850-1900 idszbz Geschichte 1900-1950 idszbz BP80.B238 B33 2007eb (Online)297.4/8Babou, Cheikh Anta Mbacké.Athens : Ohio University Press, c2007(DLC) 2007023162(OCoLC)1411879939780821442579 (electronic bk.)0821442570 (electronic bk.)http://site.ebrary.com/id/10246274http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=345900http://books.google.com/books?id=quXaAAAAMAAJhttp://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/141187993.htmlhttp://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780821442579/http://site.ebrary.com/id/10246274http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=345900http://books.google.com/books?id=quXaAAAAMAAJhttp://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/141187993.htmlhttp://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780821442579/Use copy MiAaHDLN$T10111520200709055320.0ocn681352004eng