Islam in the Niger Delta 1890-2017 : : A Synthesis of the Accounts of Indigenes and Migrants / / Egodi Uchendu.
What intersections lie between late nineteenth century elephant hunting in some parts of West Africa and the expansion of Islam in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria in the twenty-first century? Egodi Uchendu explores this symbiosis, among other themes, in her latest monograph. Through participant obse...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on Modern Orient ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Maps, Tables and Illustrations
- Dedications
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Maps of Eastern Nigeria
- 1. Eastern Nigeria: A Panoramic View
- 2. Introducing Islam in the Niger Delta
- 3. Expanding Migrant Setlements and Incorporation of Indigenes into Islam
- 4. Women Taking Islam
- 5. “Relax, Be Calm, Allah is Enough for You”: More Journeys into Islam
- 6. The Soil that is Not Good for Islam
- 7. Concluding Remarks
- 8. Appendix