Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria
Northwestern University Press, 1997
Cloth: 978-0-8101-1346-6 | Paper: 978-0-8101-2810-1
Library of Congress Classification BP64.N6L65 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 322.10966909045
Cloth: 978-0-8101-1346-6 | Paper: 978-0-8101-2810-1
Library of Congress Classification BP64.N6L65 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 322.10966909045
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The 1970s and 1980s were times of political and religious turmoil in Nigeria, characterized by governmental upheaval, and aggressive confrontations between the Sufi brotherhoods and the Izala movement. In Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria, Roman Loimeier explores the intermeshing of religion in the struggle for political influence and preservation of the interests of Nigerian Muslims.
Loimeier's careful scholarship combines astute readings of the work of previous scholars--both published and unpublished--with archival material and the findings of his own fieldwork in Nigeria. His work fills a substantial gap in contemporary Nigerian studies. This book provides invaluable and essential reading for serious students of Nigerian politics and of Islamic movements in Africa.
Loimeier's careful scholarship combines astute readings of the work of previous scholars--both published and unpublished--with archival material and the findings of his own fieldwork in Nigeria. His work fills a substantial gap in contemporary Nigerian studies. This book provides invaluable and essential reading for serious students of Nigerian politics and of Islamic movements in Africa.
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