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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 London • London • 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.
- 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