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Beyond jihad : the pacifist tradition in West African Islam /

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Over the course of the last 1400 years, Islam has grown from a small band of followers on the Arabian peninsula into a global religion of over a billion believers. How did this happen? The usual answer is that Islam spread by the sword-that believers waged jihad against rival tribes and kingdoms and...

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Main Author: Sanneh, Lamin O. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Islam > Africa, West.
Islam > Relations.
Pacifism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islam > Afrique occidentale.
Pacifisme > Aspect religieux > Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Pacifism > Religious aspects > Islam
Interfaith relations
Islam
West Africa
Islamisierung
Pazifismus
Westafrika
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Over the course of the last 1400 years, Islam has grown from a small band of followers on the Arabian peninsula into a global religion of over a billion believers. How did this happen? The usual answer is that Islam spread by the sword-that believers waged jihad against rival tribes and kingdoms and forced them to convert. Lamin Sanneh argues that this is far from the case. Beyond Jihad examines the origin and evolution of the Muslim African pacifist tradition.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 252 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199351626
0199351627
9780199351640
0199351643