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Robinson, David, 1938-

Title Muslim societies in African history / David Robinson.

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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	297.096 R561m 2004	---	Available
Axe Kansas Collection Harmon	297.096 R561m 2004 c.2	---	Lib Use Only

Description	xx, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series	New approaches to African history
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Subject	Islam -- Africa -- History.
	Muslims -- Africa -- History.
ISBN	052153366X (pbk.)
	0521826276