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, Leonardo Villalon argues that in Senega...
Main Author: | Villal????on, Leonardo Alfonso, 1957- |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge New York:
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
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Series: | African studies series;
80 |
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