Islam And Politics In East Africa

Author : August H. Nimtz, Jr.
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 0816658366
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam and Politics in East Africa written by August H. Nimtz, Jr. and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1980-12-22 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam and Politics in East Africa was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Focusing on the interplay of religion, society, and politics, August Nimtz examines the role of sufi tariqas (brotherhoods) in Tanzania, where he observed an African Muslim society at first hand. Nimtz opens this book with a historical account of Islam in East Africa, and in subsequent chapters analyzes the role of tariqas in Tanzania and, more specifically, in the coastal city of Bagamoyo. Using a conceptual framework derived from contemporary political theories on social cleavages and individual interests. Nimtz explains why the tariqa is important in the process of political change. The fundamental cleavage in Muslim East Africa, he notes, is that of "whites" versus blacks. Nimtz contends that the tariqus, in serving the interest of blacks (that is, Africans), became in turn vehicles for the mass mobilization of African Muslims during the anti-colonial struggle. In Bagamoyo he finds a similar process and, in addition, reveals that the tariqas have served African interests in opposition to those of "whites" because of the individual benefits they provide. At the same time, Nimtz concludes, the social structure of East African Muslim society has ensured that Africans would be particularly attracted to these benefits. This work will interest both observers of African political development and specialists in the Islamic studies.

Author : Arye Oded
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781555879297
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam and Politics in Kenya written by Arye Oded and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 8 Muslims and the Law

Author : August H. Nimtz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780783729336
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Author : B. Soares
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230607101
Total Pages : 280 pages
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Download or read book Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa written by B. Soares and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political liberalization and economic reform, the weakening of the state, and increased global interconnections have all had profound effects on Muslim societies and the practice of Islam in Africa. The contributors to this volume investigate and illuminate the changes that have occurred in Africa, through detailed case studies.

Author : Holger Bernt Hansen
Publisher : James Currey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion & Politics in East Africa written by Holger Bernt Hansen and published by James Currey. This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious activities have been of continuing importance in the rise of protest against post-colonial governments in Eastern Africa. This volume describes attempts by governments to manage religious affairs in both Muslim and Christian areas; religious denominations acting in opposition to one-party state regimes; Islamic fundamentalism and its role before and after the end of the Cold War; and the era of structural adjustment and the part played by Christian churches operating as NGOs within its constraints.

Author : Holger Bernt Hansen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780821410868
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion & Politics in East Africa written by Holger Bernt Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Angel Rabasa
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833045199
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Islam in East Africa written by Angel Rabasa and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building sustained national resilience that is intolerant of terrorists and extremists and effective against them, he says, can only be accomplished by linking hard security initiatives with a broader array of policies designed to promote political, social, and economic stability."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Arye Oded
Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966465726
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in Uganda written by Arye Oded and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Mandaville
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134341350
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Political Islam written by Peter Mandaville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and comprehensive account of the global dimensions of political Islam in the twenty-first century, explaining political Islam, nationalism and globalization and providing a detailed account of Al Qaeda.

Author : Alexander De Waal
Publisher : C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
ISBN 13 : 9781850657316
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa written by Alexander De Waal and published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2004 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's War on Terrorism has thrown political Islam in Africa into the international spotlight. This book examines the social andpolitical manifestations of Islamism in north-east Africa, including the Nile Valley and the Horn.