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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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Orthography
  • Introduction
  • 1: The Muridiyya in the Cities of Senegal
  • 2: Birth of a Diaspora
  • 3: Gabon
  • Gallery 1
  • 4: The Muridiyya in France
  • 5: Making Murid Space in Paris
  • Gallery 2
  • 6: Unlikely Migration
  • 7: Making Room for the Muridiyya in New York City
  • Gallery 3
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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