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Perspectives anticoloniales dans le djihad ouest-africain
Postcolonial Perspectives within Western African Jidad

Author(s): Ciprian Gabriel Oros
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Jihad; Sharia; Anti-colonialism; Islamic brotherhood

Summary/Abstract: In Western Africa, Islam made its way towards the mid-11th century, through the Arabian merchants who crossed Sahara, and with their merchandise they brought a new religion as well.Over a period of several centuries, the voluntary mixture of local traditions with the Muslim practices takes place in this area, as the ordinary people accept this new religion with more ease.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2018
  • Issue No: Suppl 1
  • Page Range: 9-17
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French