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New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal

Conversion, Migration, Wealth, Power, and Femininity

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Mamadou Diouf

    1. African studies in the Middle East and Asian languages and cultures and history departments, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA

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  2. Mara A. Leichtman

    1. Michigan State University, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction New Perspectives On Islam In Senegal

      • Mamadou Diouf, Mara A. Leichtman
      Pages 1-18

  3. Histories, Ethnographies, And Pedagogies Of Islam

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Longue Durée Of Quran Schooling, Society, And State In Senegambia

      • Rudolph T. Ware III
      Pages 21-50

    3. The Shifting Space Of Senegalese Mosques

      • Cleo Cantone
      Pages 51-69

    4. Murid Modernity

      • John Glover
      Pages 71-88

  4. Conversion And Spiritual Translations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Greater Jihad And Conversion

      • James Searing
      Pages 91-110

    3. The Authentication Of A Discursive Islam

      • Mara A. Leichtman
      Pages 111-138

    4. Searching For God

      • Marloes Janson
      Pages 139-166

  5. Gender, Marriage, And Sexuality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Migration, Marriage, And Ethnicity

      • Aly Dramé
      Pages 169-188

    3. Beyond Brotherhood

      • Beth A. Buggenhagen
      Pages 189-210

    4. Jambaar Or Jumbax-Out?

      • Erin Augis
      Pages 211-233

  6. Modernity, Politics, And Dialectics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Dialectics of Religion and Politics in Senegal

      • Roman Loimeier
      Pages 237-256

    3. Islam, Protest, And Citizen Mobilization

      • Fabienne Samson
      Pages 257-272

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 273-285
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About this book

This book brings together scholars for their fresh perspectives on religious conversion, transnational migration, economic globalization, and the politics of education, power, and femininity in African Islam in Senegal.

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"Researchers launching projects on Islam in Senegal will find this volume an invaluable introduction to the topic. The eleven essays ... enrich our understandings of Muslim communities in Senegal and offer nuanced views of local engagement with Islamic beliefs and practices." - John H. Hanson, Indiana University

Editors and Affiliations

  • African studies in the Middle East and Asian languages and cultures and history departments, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA

    Mamadou Diouf

  • Michigan State University, USA

    Mara A. Leichtman

About the editors


MAMADOU DIOUF is Professor of History and of AfroAmerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, USA.
MARA A. LEICHTMAN is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Muslim Studies at Michigan State University, USA.

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