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Sufism in Somaliland: a study in tribal Islam - I & II

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonLondon • Published In 1956 • Pages: HRAF: 1-38 [original: 581-602 ; 145-156 ]

By: Lewis, I. M..

Abstract
This is a scholarly study of the Islamization of the Cushitic religion which facilitated the spread of Islam in Somaliland, and the mechanism through which the sedentary Sufi communities were assimilated into the nomadic social organization. Somali religious concepts and practices are described along with the author's theoretical discussion. Lewis, a trained anthropologist, based this study on a survey of the published literature.
Subjects
General character of religion
Missions
culture
Somali
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
I. M. Lewis
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
26023015
LCSH
Somalis