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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (221 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626371187
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.5/570966
LOC classification:
  • JQ3360 ǂb P655 2007eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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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
Summary: 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. Political Islam in West Africa explores those ongoing transformations in key countries of the Sahel region. Each country chapter provides both historical context and an examination of the changing nature of domestic politics and foreign policy in the post-September 11 world. Introductory and concluding chapters provide additional context and highlight overarching themes. A notable feature of the book is a comprehensive bibliography of Islamism in West Africa.
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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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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. Political Islam in West Africa explores those ongoing transformations in key countries of the Sahel region. Each country chapter provides both historical context and an examination of the changing nature of domestic politics and foreign policy in the post-September 11 world. Introductory and concluding chapters provide additional context and highlight overarching themes. A notable feature of the book is a comprehensive bibliography of Islamism in West Africa.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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