The Izala Movement in Nigeria genesis, fragmentation and revival
On the basis on solid fieldwork in northern Nigeria including participant observation, interviews with Izala, Sufis, and religion experts, and collection of unpublished material related to Izala, three aspects of the development of Izala past and present are analysed: its split, its relationship to...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Göttingen
Göttingen University Press
2020
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| Schriftenreihe: | Göttingen Series in Social and Cultural Anthropology
volume 18 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | On the basis on solid fieldwork in northern Nigeria including participant observation, interviews with Izala, Sufis, and religion experts, and collection of unpublished material related to Izala, three aspects of the development of Izala past and present are analysed: its split, its relationship to Sufis, and its perception of sharīʿa re-implementation. "Field Theory" of Pierre Bourdieu, "Religious Market Theory" of Rodney Start, and "Modes of Religiosity Theory" of Harvey Whitehouse are theoretical tools of understanding the religious landscape of northern Nigeria and the dynamics of Islamic movements and groups |
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| Beschreibung: | The present text has originally been doctoral dissertation, University of Bayreuth 2011. For publication considerably revised and updated |
| Beschreibung: | 221 Seiten 24 cm x 17 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783863954604 3863954602 |