The Crown and the Turban : Muslims and West African Pluralism

Sanneh, Lamin

Routledge（2019/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 308 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367318383
• DDC分類 297.0966

Full Description

This fascinating study explores the ?clash of civilizations? between the secular government and Muslim traditions in West Africa, appraising the challenge of separating the administration of the state from the deeply held beliefs of the Islamic peoples of the region. Lamin Sanneh, awarded Senegal's highest national honor for his scholarly work, pla

Contents

The Crown and the Turban -- Bernard Lewis -- Orthographical and Bibliographical Note -- About the Book and Author -- Introduction -- Islam and the African Context -- Muslims in Non-Muslim Societies of Africa -- Islam and the African Religious Synthesis -- Slavery, Clerics, and Muslim Society -- Islam, Africa, and Colonialism -- Tcherno Aliou, the Wall of Goumba -- Saints, Virtue, and Society in Muslim Africa -- Education and Society -- A Childhood Muslim Education -- The Arabic Language in African Education -- Action and Reaction Among Freetown Muslims -- Muslims and the Secular National State in Africa -- Religion and Politics with Reference to Africa -- "The Crown and the Turban"