Islam and the prayer economy : history and authority in a Malian town

Islam and the prayer economy : history and authority in a Malian town /

At a time when so-called fundamentalism has become the privileged analytical frame for understanding Muslim societies past and present, this study offers an alternative perspective on Islam. In an innovative combination of anthropology, history, and social theory, Benjamin Soares explores Islam and...

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Main Author: Soares, Benjamin F.
Corporate Author: International African Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2005.
Series:International African library ; 32.
Subjects:
Islam > Mali > History.
Islam and state > Mali > History.
Islamic sects > Mali.
Sufism > Mali.
Islam > Economic aspects > Mali.
RELIGION > Islam > Rituals & Practice.
Islam
Islam and state
Islam > Economic aspects
Islamic sects
Sufism
Mali
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations (Maps, Photos); Acknowledgements; Notes on Orthography and Translation; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; Part I History; Islam and Authority before the Colonial Period; Colonialism and After; Saints and Sufi Orders I
  • the Hamawiyya; Saints and Sufi Orders II
  • the Tijaniyya; Part II Authority; The Esoteric Sciences; The Prayer Economy; 'Reform'; The Public Sphere and the Postcolony; Conclusion: The Market, the Public and Islam; Bibliography; Index.

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