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The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of this significant presence on a continent-wide scale. Bringing together two dozen leading scholars, this comprehensive work treats the historical development of the religion in each major region and examines its effects.
Without assuming prior knowledge of the subject on the part of its readers, The History of Islam in Africa is broken down into discrete areas, each devoted to a particular place or theme and each written by experts in that particular arena. The introductory chapters examine the principal “gateways” from abroad through which Islam traditionally has influenced Africans. The following two parts present overviews of Islamic history in West Africa and the Sudanic zone, and in subequatorial Africa. In the final section, the authors discuss important themes that have had an impact on Muslim communities in Africa.
Designed as both a reference and a text, The History of Islam in Africa will be an essential tool for libraries, scholars, and students of this growing field.
Contributors: Edward A. Alpers, René A. Bravmann, Abdin Chande, Eric Charry, Allan Christelow, Roberta Ann Dunbar, Kenneth W. Harrow, Lansiné Kaba, Lidwien Kapteijns, Nehemia Levtzion, William F. S. Miles, David Owusu-Ansah, M. N. Pearson, Randall L. Pouwels, Stefan Reichmuth, David Robinson, Peter von Sivers, Robert C.-H. Shell, Jay Spaulding, David C. Sperling with Jose H. Kagabo, Jean-Louis Triaud, Knut S. Vikør, John O. Voll, and Ivor Wilks
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Nehemia Levtzion was a director with the Council for Higher Education in Israel and was a professor of history at the Hebrew University.
Randall L. Pouwels is a professor of African history at the University of Central Arkansas.
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“Massive and marvelous synthesis...The editors and contributors deserve high praise for this achievement.”—J. A. Works Jr., Choice
“An elegantly produced and up-to-date reference work of high scholarly quality.”—Foreign Affairs
“A great resource...The book covers a wide range of topics within the history of Islam in Africa: everything you always wanted to know about the subject but were afraid to ask.”—Janice M. Saunders, Sixteenth Century Journal
“The text is a welcome and much-needed addition to any library and the editors and contributing authors should be commended for their work.”—John Glover, The International Journal of African Historical Studies
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- PublisherOhio University Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0821412973
- ISBN 13 9780821412978
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages604
- EditorLevtzion Nehemia, Pouwels Randall L.
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