Religion as resistance: negotiating authority in Italian Libya

Religion as Resistance examines debates over the best methods for colonial rule in Italian Libya as a a self-reflexive process that tell us more about the contentious connection between religious and political authority in Italy than about Muslim North Africa

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Main Author: Ryan, Eileen ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Libya / Colonial administration / Islam
Further subjects:B Libya Colonization Religious aspects
B Libya History 1912-1951 Religious aspects
B Italy
B Religion And Politics
B Bibliography
B Senussites
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Summary:Religion as Resistance examines debates over the best methods for colonial rule in Italian Libya as a a self-reflexive process that tell us more about the contentious connection between religious and political authority in Italy than about Muslim North Africa
Italian imperialism and Sanusi authority at the turn of the century -- Crafting an Italian approach to Colonial rule -- Occupation, war, and the transformation of the Sanusiyya -- Railways and resistance: Idris al-Sanusi's fall from power -- Religion and power in the Fascist colonies
ISBN:0190673796