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Donal Cruise O'Brien is a leading authority on Islam in Africa. This is a collection of his writing over the last 30 years, some significantly rewritten to render this a coherent book to use for teaching about the interplay between politics and Islam in Africa. The author's main argument is that much of politics in Africa is negotiated through use of symbols, and can not be separated from the religious origins and the systems of belief from which they originate. The book focuses on Senegal, a fascinating example of the spread of Muslim brotherhoods and their overarching influence on the construction and decision-making processes of the state.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Muslims Confronting the State
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Around the State Community, Culture, Evasion
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Engaging with the State Democratic Dimensions
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Symbolic Confrontations
Book Subtitle: Muslims Imagining the State in Africa
Authors: Donal B. Cruise O’Brien
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05532-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6369-7Published: 18 March 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6370-3Published: 18 March 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-05532-3Published: 24 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 243
Topics: African Culture, Religious Studies, general, African History, Political Science and International Relations, general