essay
The Shaykh's men: religion and power in Senegambian Islam
rural and urban islam in west africa • Boulder, Colo. • Published In 1987 • Pages: 55-65
By: Colvin, Lucie Gallistel.
Abstract
This work presents an analysis of '…the political-economic culture of Senegambian societies, showing that certain of its features made familiar Islamic concepts and doctrines susceptible to unique interpretations' (p. 55). Societies of the Senegambian region, although this applies equally to most African Muslim societies, were generally characterized by markedly different political cultures in which authority was hierarchial and personalized and occupationally defined groups formed subcommunities. In this study emphasis in placed on the rural and historical patterns of authority.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- fifteenth - nineteenth centuries
- Coverage Place
- Senegambian region
- Notes
- Lucie G. Colvin
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 87004712
- LCSH
- Wolof (African people)