Author: Hamza M. Njozi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789987898114
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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Author: Søren Gilsaa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : da
Pages :

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Author: Thomas Ndaluka
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643905467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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This book looks at the relationship between religion and state in Tanzania as a feature of the Tanzanian social scene, from pre-colonial/colonial times to post-colonial times. It examines the changes in the character of religion and state relations, especially after independence, and the way these changes are experienced in different communities - particularly by African traditionalists, Muslims, and Christians. The book studies the nature of the relationship between religion and state, the way it is conceptualized and experienced, and the implications for the democratic aspirations of pluralist Tanzania. (Series: Interreligious Studies - Vol. 7) [Subject: History, African Studies, Religious Studies, Politics]

Author: August H. Nimtz, Jr.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816658366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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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: Abdin Noor Chande
Publisher: Austin & Winfield Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Based on the author's dissertation, this study examines some of the religious trends in a Tanzanian Muslim society. One of its main concerns is to investigate the process of religious competition and how it relates to religious factionalism in the Tangan Sunni Muslim community. It is argued that factionalism has been the overriding factor which has shaped and defined group loyalties. Chapters discuss the history and social construction of Tanga, leading religious scholars, the Supreme Council for Tanzanian Muslims (BAKWATA), Muslim groups at the national level, and the views of religious leaders on a number of issues. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author: Søren Gilsaa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788773936825
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Frans Jozef Servaas Wijsen
Publisher: Paulines Publications Africa
ISBN: 9966219471
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 89

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Author: B. Soares
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230607101
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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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: Hamza M. Njozi
Publisher: Spotlight Poets
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: Rwekaza Sympho Mukandala
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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