Islamic society and state power in Senegal : disciples and citizens in Fatick /

The Sufi Muslim orders to which the vast majority of Senegalese belong are the most significant institutions of social organization in the country. While studies of Islam and politics have tended to focus on the destabilizing force of religiously based groups, the author argues that in Senegal the o...

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Main Author: Villalón, Leonardo Alfonso, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Series:African studies series ; 80.
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