The Course of Islam in Africa (Islamic Surveys)

By Mervyn Hiskett

This is an up-to-date comprehensive survey, tracing the development of Islam in Africa from the 7th century AD to the present day. It covers the whole continent and gives a detailed account of the Sufi mystical cosmology and the opposition to it and analyzes long-and short-term affects of the impact of European colonialism on Islamic Africa. Following a survey of the state of Islam in present day African nation states, the book concludes with a study of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its clash with African nationalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748604618
• ISBN13: 9780748604616
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"