The Muridiyya on the move : Islam, migration, and place making

The Muridiyya on the move : Islam, migration, and place making / Cheikh Anta Babou.

Representations of diasporic Murid disciples often depict them as passive recipients of change wrought by powerful clerics left behind in Senegal. In this study, Cheikh Anta Babou examines the construction of their transnational collective identity and its influence on cultural practices, identities...

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Main Author: Babou, Cheikh Anta, 1984- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2021.
Series:New African histories series.
Subjects:
Murīdīyah.
Islamic sects.
Muridíes
Sectas musulmanas
Islamic sects
Murīdīyah
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Summary:Representations of diasporic Murid disciples often depict them as passive recipients of change wrought by powerful clerics left behind in Senegal. In this study, Cheikh Anta Babou examines the construction of their transnational collective identity and its influence on cultural practices, identities, and aspirations.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821447291
0821447297
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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