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I. The historical and institutional background. Muhammad and the birth of Islam
The basic institutions of Islam
II. General themes. The islamization of Africa
The africanization of Islam
Muslim identity and the slave trades
Western views of Africa and Islam
III. Case studies. Morocco: Muslims in a "Muslim nation"
Ethiopia: Muslims in a "Christian nation"
Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a "sea of paganism"
Sokoto and Hausaland: jihad within the Dar al-Islam
Buganda: religious competition for the kingdom
The Sudan: the Mahdi and Khalifa amid competing imperialisms
Senegal: Bamba and the Murids under French colonial rule
Conclusion.
The basic institutions of Islam
II. General themes. The islamization of Africa
The africanization of Islam
Muslim identity and the slave trades
Western views of Africa and Islam
III. Case studies. Morocco: Muslims in a "Muslim nation"
Ethiopia: Muslims in a "Christian nation"
Asante and Kumasi: a Muslim minority in a "sea of paganism"
Sokoto and Hausaland: jihad within the Dar al-Islam
Buganda: religious competition for the kingdom
The Sudan: the Mahdi and Khalifa amid competing imperialisms
Senegal: Bamba and the Murids under French colonial rule
Conclusion.