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Preaching Islamic revival in East Africa [electronic resource] / by Chanfi Ahmed

Author
Ahmed, Chanfi
Published
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Physical Description
202 pages ; 22 cm
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Contents
The missions of conversion to Islam, or daʻwa: the meaning of a concept -- The Islamization of East Africa during the period of European penetration: an overview -- Former institutions and agents of Islamic conversion and daʻwa: the Sūfī Ṭuruq -- New institutions and agents of Islamic conversion and daʻwa: Islamic NGOs and Muslim institutions of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa -- The role of Kiswahili in the work of evangelization and Islamization in East Africa -- The resurgence of claims of the autonomy and Islamic identity of Mwambao, the coastal area of Kenya -- Conclusion.
Summary
"This book deals with the new dynamics of Islam in East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Comoros) and its attempt to expand through various missionary activities"--Page 4 of cover.
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ISBN
1527506134
9781527506138
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202).
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