Preaching Islamic revival in East Africa. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Chanfi Ahmed.
• Authors: Ahmed, Chanfi
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Subjects: 297.09676; History; Islam -- Africa, Eastern -- History; Islam -- Missions -- Educational work -- Africa, Eastern -- History; Islam and politics -- Africa, Eastern -- History; Muslim missionaries -- Africa, Eastern -- History; Muslims -- Africa, Eastern -- History; Conversion -- Islam; RELIGION / Islam / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781527512146; 1527512142
• Related ISBNs: 9781527506138; 1527506134
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.