A Geography of Jihad : : Sokoto Jihadism and the Islamic Frontier in West Africa / / Stephanie Zehnle.
This book addresses the Jihad movement that created the largest African state of the 19th century: the Sokoto Caliphate, existing for 99 years from 1804 until its military defeat by European colonial troops in 1903. The author carves out the entanglements of jihadist ideology and warfare with geogra...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | Erstausgabe |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | ZMO-Studien : Studien des Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VIII, 718 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Content
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translation and Transcription
- List of Figures
- I. Introduction
- II. The Course of the Jihad: Historiography, Literature, Sources
- III. Sokoto Scholars Measuring This World
- IV. Mobile Actors and the Transfer of Jihadist Knowledge on Space
- 1. Ancestral Travelers: »Reformers in Corrupt Times«
- 2. Pilgrims: »Camel Driver, Urge Them towards the East!«
- 3. Travelers by Profession: »Water and Its Threats«
- 4. Pastoralists of the Sahel and Sahara: »Colonizing Dead Land«
- 5. Migrants of War: Precarious and Sacred Routes
- V. Conclusions: Jihadist Geography and Geographical Jihad
- Archives and Collections
- Dictionaries
- Online Repositories
- Manuscripts
- Edited Sources and Translations
- Secondary Literature
- Index