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Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal

Disciples and Citizens in Fatick

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Hardcover | 17 April 1995

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The Sufi Muslim orders to which the vast majority of Senegalese belong are the most significant institutions of social organisation in the country. While studies of Islam and politics have tended to focus on the destabilizing force of religiously-based groups, the author argues that in Senegal the orders have been a central component of a political system that has been among the most stable in Africa. Focusing on a regional administrative centre, he combines a detailed account of grassroots politics with an analysis of national and international forces to examine the ways in which the internal dynamics of the orders shape the exercise of power by the Senegalese. This is a major study, that should be read by every student of Islam and politics as well as of Africa.

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'... the detail of political relationships at a local level has never been as well presented as in this exemplary study, centred on the Serer town of Fatick. A wide and critical reading in the politics of Islam, and on state-society relations in Africa, situate the case study in a clear and well-argued theoretical perspective ... Beautifully researched, rich in oral as well as documentary material.' African Affairs

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List of tables
Acknowledgments
A note on spelling
Glossary
Map of Senegal
Introduction: good Africans, good citizens, good Muslims
Islam in the politics of state-society relations
The structure of society: Fatick in the Senegalese context
The state-citizen relationship: struggle over bridges
The marabout-disciple relationship I: foundations of recruiting and following
The marabout-disciple relationship II: the structures of allegiance
The state-marabout relationship: collaboration, conflict and alternatives
Bureaucrats, marabouts and citizen-disciples: how precarious a balance?
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal

Disciples and Citizens in Fatick

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