Political Islam in West Africa : : State-Society Relations Transformed /

Political Islam in West Africa : : State-Society Relations Transformed / / ed. by William F.S. Miles.

Long before the September 11 attacks galvanized Western attention on what has variously been called political Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, and Islamism, African nations with sizeable Muslim populations were experiencing significant transformations in the relationship between religion and state. Po...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
MitwirkendeR:
Charlick, Robert B.,
Darboe, Momodou N.,
Jourde, Cédric,
Le Vine, Victor,
Loimeier, Roman,
Miles, William F. S.,
Villalón, Leonardo A.,
HerausgeberIn:
Miles, William F.S.,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2007
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (221 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. West African Islam: Emerging Political Dynamics
  • 2. Niger: Islamist Identity and the Politics of Globalization
  • 3. Nigeria: The Quest for a Viable Religious Option
  • 4. Mali: Accommodation or Coexistence?
  • 5. Mauritania: Clash of Authoritarianism and Ethnicity
  • 6. The Gambia: Islam and Politics
  • 7. Senegal: Shades of Islamism on a Sufi Landscape
  • 8. West Africa Transformed: The New Mosque-State Relationship
  • Bibliography
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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