The Resource Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000, by Felicitas Becker
Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000, by Felicitas Becker
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- Summary
- We know that many people converted to Islam in colonial East Africa, but the why and how remain obscure. Recently, these Muslim congregations have come under scrutiny for producing Islamic radicals, but again the causes are poorly understood. This book traces the history of Muslim congregations in a mainland Tanzanian region from their inception in the early twentieth century to the early 2000s, using the records of governments and missions as well as hundreds of interviews. It argues that rural villagers became Muslim of their own initiative, in the pursuit of more equitable relations with Muslim townspeople and among themselves. The egalitarian ethos of these rural Muslims resonated with that of Tanzania's movement for independence, in which they strongly participated. The current conflicts among Muslims are rooted partly in their shifting and problematic relationship with successive post-independence governments, but also in the transitions in gender relations, education and ritual observance to which Islamization has contributed. --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 364 pages
- Contents
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- Migration, trade, and religious change at the onset of colonialism, 1890-1905
- From Muslim big men to rural waalimu, 1905-27
- Teachers, elders and shehe: how Islam came to the villages
- The growth of rural madrasa
- The book, the wilderness, and the family: Islamic doctrine and African practice
- The heritage of slavery and the educationalist shehe of the Sufi brotherhoods
- New horizons: the era of independence, 1954-67
- Internal debates and international influences: the rise of Islamic radicalism in the 1990s
- Isbn
- 9780197264270
- Label
- Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000
- Title
- Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000
- Statement of responsibility
- by Felicitas Becker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- We know that many people converted to Islam in colonial East Africa, but the why and how remain obscure. Recently, these Muslim congregations have come under scrutiny for producing Islamic radicals, but again the causes are poorly understood. This book traces the history of Muslim congregations in a mainland Tanzanian region from their inception in the early twentieth century to the early 2000s, using the records of governments and missions as well as hundreds of interviews. It argues that rural villagers became Muslim of their own initiative, in the pursuit of more equitable relations with Muslim townspeople and among themselves. The egalitarian ethos of these rural Muslims resonated with that of Tanzania's movement for independence, in which they strongly participated. The current conflicts among Muslims are rooted partly in their shifting and problematic relationship with successive post-independence governments, but also in the transitions in gender relations, education and ritual observance to which Islamization has contributed. --
- Assigning source
- Provided by Publisher
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Becker, Felicitas
- Dewey number
- 297.09678
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- A British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Muslim converts
- Muslims
- Tanzania
- Tanzania
- Label
- Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000, by Felicitas Becker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-330) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Migration, trade, and religious change at the onset of colonialism, 1890-1905 -- From Muslim big men to rural waalimu, 1905-27 -- Teachers, elders and shehe: how Islam came to the villages -- The growth of rural madrasa -- The book, the wilderness, and the family: Islamic doctrine and African practice -- The heritage of slavery and the educationalist shehe of the Sufi brotherhoods -- New horizons: the era of independence, 1954-67 -- Internal debates and international influences: the rise of Islamic radicalism in the 1990s
- Control code
- FIEb1737120x
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780197264270
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)214305867
- Label
- Becoming Muslim in mainland Tanzania 1890-2000, by Felicitas Becker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-330) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Migration, trade, and religious change at the onset of colonialism, 1890-1905 -- From Muslim big men to rural waalimu, 1905-27 -- Teachers, elders and shehe: how Islam came to the villages -- The growth of rural madrasa -- The book, the wilderness, and the family: Islamic doctrine and African practice -- The heritage of slavery and the educationalist shehe of the Sufi brotherhoods -- New horizons: the era of independence, 1954-67 -- Internal debates and international influences: the rise of Islamic radicalism in the 1990s
- Control code
- FIEb1737120x
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780197264270
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)214305867
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