For love of the Prophet : an ethnography of Sudan's Islamic state /
For some, the idea of an Islamic state serves to fulfill aspirations for cultural sovereignty and new forms of ethical political practice. For others, it violates the proper domains of both religion and politics. Yet, while there has been much discussion of the idea and ideals of the Islamic state,...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: In search of the Islamic state
- Of shaykhs and kings : the making of Sudanese Islam
- Civilizing religion
- In search of certainty
- The country that prays upon the Prophet the most : the aesthetic formation of the Islamic state
- Politics in an age of salvation
- Epilogue: escaping the Islamic state?