Pride, faith, and fear: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
While nearly one in every five people in the world today is Muslim, Islam is spreading most rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa which is today home to over 150 million Muslims. Although immensely varied, African Islam, the authors demonstrate, is defined by three overarching beliefs.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2003
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| In: | Year: 2003 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Islam
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam
Africa, Sub-Saharan
History, 20th century
B Islam and state Africa, Sub-Saharan B Religion and state Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | While nearly one in every five people in the world today is Muslim, Islam is spreading most rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa which is today home to over 150 million Muslims. Although immensely varied, African Islam, the authors demonstrate, is defined by three overarching beliefs. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 175 p.) |
| ISBN: | 019983458X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/0195063864.001.0001 |