Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender Relations and Political Reform

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender Relations and Political Reform draws together contributions from scholars that focus on changes taking place in the practice of the religion and their effects on the political terrain and civil society. Contributors explore the dramatic changes in gender relations within Islam on the continent, occasioned in part by the events of 9/11 and the response of various Islamic states to growing negative media coverage. These explorations of the dynamics of religious change, reconfigured gender relations, and political reform consider not only the role of state authorities but the impact of ordinary Muslim women who have taken to challenging the subordinate role assigned to them in Islam.

Essays are far-ranging in their scope as the future of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa falls under the microscope, with contributors addressing such topics as the Islamic view of the historic Arab enslavement of Africans and colonialist ventures; studies of gender politics in Gambia, northern Nigeria, and Ghana; surveys of the impact of Sharia law in Nigeria and Sudan; the political role of Islam in Somalia, South Africa, and African diaspora communities.

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara is an ideal reader for students and scholars of international politics, comparative theology, race and ethnicity, comparative sociology, African and Islamic studies.
Country USA
Brand Scarecrow Press
Manufacturer Scarecrow Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber part_0810884690
ReleaseDate 2013-05-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780810884694

Country	USA
Brand	Scarecrow Press
Manufacturer	Scarecrow Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	part_0810884690
ReleaseDate	2013-05-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780810884694

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender Relations and Political Reform