Sharia or Shura

Contending Approaches to Muslim Politics in Nigeria and Senegal

Sakah Saidu Mahmud (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

196 Seiten

2013
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-7564-4 (ISBN)

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This book explores the differences in Muslim attitudes and approaches to the public square in sub-Saharan Africa via a comparative-historical analysis of Muslim politics in Northern Nigeria and Senegal since independence in 1960. While Northern Nigeria has been mired in intermittent religious conflicts and violence, Senegal has maintained peaceful and tolerant relationships in inter-faith and public affairs. Yet, the two Muslim societies had similar Islamic backgrounds in Sufi orders —Qadiriya and Tijaniya in Northern Nigeria; and Tijaniya, Muridiya, Qadiriya and Lahiniya in Senegal — known for their peaceful approach to public affairs. Furthermore, the two Muslim societies belong to the “black African Islamic cultural zone.” These common traits would suggest similar approaches to public affairs, but this has not been the case.

The salient factors which are analyzed in the book include the historical factors (the success or failure to establish an Islamic state and the impact of different colonial administrations and ideologies), the extent of homogeneity of the social structure in each country, and strength of the contemporary state in both countries. The combination of these factors illustrates the experiences of the Muslims which further determine their divergent approaches to the public square.

Sakah Saidu Mahmud is associate professor of Political Science and the Head of the Department of Social Sciences and Global Studies at Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Nigeria. His writings on politics of religion (Islam) include contributions to the Choice award-winning, Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Vision, (2004), and The Borders of Islam: Exploring Samuel Huntington’s Faultlines, from Al-Andalus to the Virtual Ummah (2009).

Part I. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Muslim Politics
Chapter 1: Diversity of Muslim Politics
Chapter 2: History of Muslim Politics in Northern Nigeria and Senegal
Part II. Social Structure, Muslim Organizations and Politics
Chapter 3: Nigerian Socio-Political Structure and Muslim Politics in Northern Nigeria
Chapter 4: The Social Structure, Muslim Brotherhoods and Politics in Senegal
Part III. The State, Political Institutions and Muslim Politics
Chapter 5: The Weak State and Muslim Politics in Nigeria
Chapter 6: Strong State and Management of Muslim Politics in Senegal
Chapter 7: Explaining the Diversity of Muslim Politics

Zusatzinfo	1 BW Illustrations, 4 BW Photos, 1 Maps, 3 Tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 237 mm
Gewicht	422 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7391-7564-5 / 0739175645
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-7564-4 / 9780739175644
Zustand	Neuware