ISBN:
0415790395
,
9780415790390
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 147 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
25 cm
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in anthropology 40
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in anthropology
DDC:
297.409663
Keywords:
Sufism Senegal
;
Islam Senegal
;
Cultural pluralism Senegal
;
Cultural pluralism
;
Islam
;
Religion
;
Social conditions
;
Sufism
;
Cultural pluralism
;
Cultural pluralism Senegal
;
Islam
;
Islam Senegal
;
Religion
;
Social conditions
;
Sufism
;
Sufism Senegal
;
Senegal Religion
;
Senegal Social conditions
;
Senegal
;
Senegal Religion
;
Senegal Social conditions
;
Senegal
Abstract:
This book explores the historical, religious, cultural and economic contexts of Islam in Senegal through the narrative first-hand accounts of people's everyday lives. Drawing on rich ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the author over a period of seven years, the result is a critical look at Senegal's religious diversity within Islamic beliefs and practices. Containing interviews from men and women, in both rural and urban locations, this book is an important contribution to the literature on Islamic practices, providing a much-needed perspective from ordinary practitioners of the faith. It is essential reading for scholars of the anthropology of religion, Islamic studies, mysticism, African studies and development studies
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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