Islam and Muslim Life in West Africa Practices, Trajectories and Influences

The book offers an examination of issues, institutions and actors that have become central to Muslim life in the region. Focusing on leadership, authority, law, gender, media, aesthetics, radicalization and cooperation, it offers insights into processes that reshape power structures and the experien...

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Main Author: Chappatte, André
Other Authors: Sounaye, Abdoulaye
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:ZMO-Studien
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Collection: Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The book offers an examination of issues, institutions and actors that have become central to Muslim life in the region. Focusing on leadership, authority, law, gender, media, aesthetics, radicalization and cooperation, it offers insights into processes that reshape power structures and the experience of being Muslim. It makes room for perspectives from the region in an academic world shaped by scholarship mostly from Europe and America.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (236 p.)
ISBN:9783110733358
9783110733204
9783110738124