Fighting the greater jihad : Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 / / Cheikh Anta Babou.

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Superior document:New African histories series
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TeilnehmendeR:
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:New African histories series.
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Physical Description:xiii, 294 p. :; ill., map.
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Table of Contents:
  • Islam, society, and power in the Wolof states
  • The Mbakke: the foundations of family traditions
  • The emergence of Amadu Bamba, 1853-95
  • The founding of the Muridiyya
  • Murid conflict with the French colonial administration, 1889-1902
  • Slow path toward accommodation I: the time of rapprochement
  • Slow path toward accommodation II: making Murid space in colonial Bawol
  • Conclusion.