Walking Qur'an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa
(Part of the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series)
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Spanning a thousand years of history--and bringing the story to the present through ethnographic fieldwork in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania--Rudolph Ware documents the profound significance of Qur'an schools for West African Muslim communities. Such schools peacefully brought Islam to much of the region, becoming striking symbols of Muslim identity. Ware shows how in Senegambia the schools became powerful channels for African resistance during the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469614316
ISBN13:9781469614311
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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