Islam and Muslim Life in West Africa Practices, Trajectories and Influences

The book offers an examination of issues, institutions and actors that have become central to Muslim life in the region. Focusing on leadership, authority, law, gender, media, aesthetics, radicalization and cooperation, it offers insights into processes that reshape power structures and the experien...

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Format: eBook
Language:French
English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:ZMO-Studien
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Summary:The book offers an examination of issues, institutions and actors that have become central to Muslim life in the region. Focusing on leadership, authority, law, gender, media, aesthetics, radicalization and cooperation, it offers insights into processes that reshape power structures and the experience of being Muslim. It makes room for perspectives from the region in an academic world shaped by scholarship mostly from Europe and America.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 p.)
ISBN:9783110733204
9783110733358
9783110738124
Access:Open Access