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Jihad of the Pen : The Sufi Literature of West Africa
Overview
Outsiders have long observed the contours of the flourishing scholarly traditions of African Muslim societies, but the voices of the most renowned voices of West African Sufism have rarely been heard outside of their respective constituencies. This volume brings together writings by Uthman b. Fudi (d. 1817, Nigeria), Umar Tal (d. 1864, Mali), Ahmad Bamba (d. 1927, Senegal), and Ibrahim Niasse (d. 1975, Senegal), who, between them, founded the largest Muslim communities in African history. Jihad of the Pen, Journey of the Soul offers translations of Arabic source material that proved formative to the constitution of a veritable Islamic revival sweeping West Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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- ISBN-13: 9789774168635
- ISBN-10: 9774168631
- Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
- Publish Date: December 2018
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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