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The influence of Islam on a Sudanese religionBook 1946 • Greenberg, Joseph Harold
Hausa • Africa > Western Africa
This is a study of religious acculturation among the Hausa of northern Nigeria. Greenberg bases his work on historical records and field experience in both pagan villages and the Muslim city of Kano, presenting a summary of the pagan culture, a detai...Islam and clan organization among the Hausaarticle 1947 • Greenberg, Joseph Harold
Hausa • Africa > Western Africa
This article is concerned with Hausa clan and related social organization and practices, and the changes in these subsequent to the introduction of Islam to the Hausa region. After a brief introduction, Greenberg treats the pagan Hausa clan in its va...