Author: Emile Adriaan Benvenuto van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chokossi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Muslims in Mango (Northern Togo)
Author: Emile Adriaan Benvenuto van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chokossi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chokossi (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The History of Islam in Africa
Author: Nehemia Levtzion
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821444611
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of this significant presence on a continent-wide scale. Bringing together two dozen leading scholars, this comprehensive work treats the historical development of the religion in each major region and examines its effects. Without assuming prior knowledge of the subject on the part of its readers, The History of Islam in Africa is broken down into discrete areas, each devoted to a particular place or theme and each written by experts in that particular arena. The introductory chapters examine the principal “gateways” from abroad through which Islam traditionally has influenced Africans. The following two parts present overviews of Islamic history in West Africa and the Sudanic zone, and in subequatorial Africa. In the final section, the authors discuss important themes that have had an impact on Muslim communities in Africa. Designed as both a reference and a text, The History of Islam in Africa will be an essential tool for libraries, scholars, and students of this growing field. Contributors: Edward A. Alpers, René A. Bravmann, Abdin Chande, Eric Charry, Allan Christelow, Roberta Ann Dunbar, Kenneth W. Harrow, Lansiné Kaba, Lidwien Kapteijns, Nehemia Levtzion, William F. S. Miles, David Owusu-Ansah, M. N. Pearson, Randall L. Pouwels, Stefan Reichmuth, David Robinson, Peter von Sivers, Robert C.-H. Shell, Jay Spaulding, David C. Sperling with Jose H. Kagabo, Jean-Louis Triaud, Knut S. Vikør, John O. Voll, and Ivor Wilks
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821444611
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of this significant presence on a continent-wide scale. Bringing together two dozen leading scholars, this comprehensive work treats the historical development of the religion in each major region and examines its effects. Without assuming prior knowledge of the subject on the part of its readers, The History of Islam in Africa is broken down into discrete areas, each devoted to a particular place or theme and each written by experts in that particular arena. The introductory chapters examine the principal “gateways” from abroad through which Islam traditionally has influenced Africans. The following two parts present overviews of Islamic history in West Africa and the Sudanic zone, and in subequatorial Africa. In the final section, the authors discuss important themes that have had an impact on Muslim communities in Africa. Designed as both a reference and a text, The History of Islam in Africa will be an essential tool for libraries, scholars, and students of this growing field. Contributors: Edward A. Alpers, René A. Bravmann, Abdin Chande, Eric Charry, Allan Christelow, Roberta Ann Dunbar, Kenneth W. Harrow, Lansiné Kaba, Lidwien Kapteijns, Nehemia Levtzion, William F. S. Miles, David Owusu-Ansah, M. N. Pearson, Randall L. Pouwels, Stefan Reichmuth, David Robinson, Peter von Sivers, Robert C.-H. Shell, Jay Spaulding, David C. Sperling with Jose H. Kagabo, Jean-Louis Triaud, Knut S. Vikør, John O. Voll, and Ivor Wilks
Popular Islam in Tunisia
Author: Kees Schilder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa
Author: Nehemia Levtzion
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon P.
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon P.
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Law and the Family in Africa
Author: Simon A. Roberts
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110804824
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Law and the Family in Africa".
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110804824
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Law and the Family in Africa".
Togo
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Cultural Contact and Textual Interpretation
Author: C. D. Grijns
Publisher: KITLV Press
ISBN: 9789067650793
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
This collective volume contains several articles on Indonesia.
Publisher: KITLV Press
ISBN: 9789067650793
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
This collective volume contains several articles on Indonesia.
The Dynamics of Power and the Rule of Law
Author: Wim M. J. van Binsbergen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Recent scholarship has increasingly shown that traditional rulers occupy a pivotal place in the dynamics of power in Africa. Drawing upon the work of Van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal, former professor of African Studies at Leiden University, this collection presents nine case studies of the dynamics of traditional leadership in modern Africa. African and European specialists deal with local situations in countries as diverse as Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Cameroon, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, and South Africa. The debate on the resilience of African chieftainship adds to the significance of this volume. Wim van Binsbergen is professor of foundations of intercultural philosophy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and chair of the theme group on globalization, African Studies Centre, Leiden.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Recent scholarship has increasingly shown that traditional rulers occupy a pivotal place in the dynamics of power in Africa. Drawing upon the work of Van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal, former professor of African Studies at Leiden University, this collection presents nine case studies of the dynamics of traditional leadership in modern Africa. African and European specialists deal with local situations in countries as diverse as Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Cameroon, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, and South Africa. The debate on the resilience of African chieftainship adds to the significance of this volume. Wim van Binsbergen is professor of foundations of intercultural philosophy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and chair of the theme group on globalization, African Studies Centre, Leiden.
Togo, Post Report
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of Togo
Author: Jennifer C. Seely
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538122782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Togo’s history from precolonial times to the present is one of a struggle for identity and leadership. A territory relatively untouched by neighboring pre-colonial empires was colonized by both the Germans and the French, and even before independence Togo was shaped by the struggle for political control by prominent families. Since the 1990s, widespread political movements have striven to unseat the ruling Gnassingbé family, in power for more than 50 years, only to be repressed by the military or thwarted at the ballot box. Economically more prosperous compared to many of the other countries in the West African region, Togo has diversified its economy from an early dependence on phosphates, and has navigated trade and foreign relations remarkably well for a country of only 7 million people, with a territory less than a quarter the size of neighboring Ghana. With at least 30 ethnic groups and wide array of languages, religions and cultural traditions, Togo is representative of the rich diversity of contemporary Africa, and a vibrant illustration of the dual quest for development and democracy that characterizes the West African region. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Togo contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Togo.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538122782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Togo’s history from precolonial times to the present is one of a struggle for identity and leadership. A territory relatively untouched by neighboring pre-colonial empires was colonized by both the Germans and the French, and even before independence Togo was shaped by the struggle for political control by prominent families. Since the 1990s, widespread political movements have striven to unseat the ruling Gnassingbé family, in power for more than 50 years, only to be repressed by the military or thwarted at the ballot box. Economically more prosperous compared to many of the other countries in the West African region, Togo has diversified its economy from an early dependence on phosphates, and has navigated trade and foreign relations remarkably well for a country of only 7 million people, with a territory less than a quarter the size of neighboring Ghana. With at least 30 ethnic groups and wide array of languages, religions and cultural traditions, Togo is representative of the rich diversity of contemporary Africa, and a vibrant illustration of the dual quest for development and democracy that characterizes the West African region. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Togo contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Togo.