Muslim Societies in Africa provides a concise overview of Muslim societies in Africa in light of their role in African history and the history of the Islamic world. Roman Loimeier identifies patterns
The 1970s and 1980s were times of political and religious turmoil in Nigeria, characterized by governmental upheaval, and aggressive confrontations between the Sufi brotherhoods and the Izala movement
Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different trad
German Islamic scholar Loimeier has published extensively on Muslim societies in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Here he reports on his part of the University of Bayre
Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different trad
This work is the first comprehensive guide to the Arabic-Islamic writing of Nigeria and neighbouring countries, listing all known authors, their works, manuscripts and published editions and translati
