The Salafi Ideal of Electronic Media as an Intellectual Meritocracy in Kano, Nigeria
Like other contemporary “fundamentalist” communities, Nigerian Salafis have proven adept at transmitting messages and winning followers through electronic media. This article argues that Nigerian Salafis pursue an ideal of electronic media as spaces where an intellectual meritocracy, based on the ab...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2015]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 83, Issue: 4, Pages: 1058-1083 |
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