Islamization from Below: The Making of Muslim Communities in Rural French Sudan, 1880-1960

English

ISBN: 0300152736

EAN: 9780300152739

Category: Religion / Ethnic & Tribal/Religion / Islam / General/History / Africa / General/

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release Date: 04/26/2011

Synopsis:

The colonial era in Africa, spanning less than a century, ushered in a more rapid expansion of Islam than at any time during the previous thousand years. In this groundbreaking historical investigation, Brian J. Peterson considers for the first time ho

Islamization from Below: The Making of Muslim Communities in Rural French Sudan, 1880-1960

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - EPUB

Pages: 336