essay
Religion and state in the Songhay Empire, 1464-1591
Islam in tropical Africa: studies presented and discussed at the fifth International African Seminar, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, January 1964; edited with an introduction by I. M. Lewis, foreword by Daryll Forde • London • Published In 1966 • Pages: 296-317
By: Hunwick, John O..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This essay summarizes the history of the Songhai Empire prior to the Moroccan invasion in 1591. The author shows the ties between religion and state throughout the period, as well as the relationship between the Songhai court, local cults, and Islam—specifically, how magic and Islam were used in various ways to buttress the authority of rulers and state.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Priesthood
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Songhai
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1464-1591
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mali and Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- J. O. Hunwick
- Meeting name: International African Seminar (5th : 1964 : Zaria, Nigeria)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-315)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 66075503
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Songhai (African people)