1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911076979803321

Titolo

Sloop of war "John Adams" at Fejee Islands. Message from the President of the United States, communicating the report of Captain Boutwell, relative to the operations of the sloop of war "John Adams" at the Fejee Islands. June 25, 1856. -- Ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : [publisher not identified], , 1856

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (76 pages) : tables

Collana

Ex. doc. / 34th Congress, 1st session. House ; ; no. 115

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial set no. 859]

Altri autori (Persone)

BoutwellEdward B

PierceFranklin <1804-1869.>

Soggetti

Malicious mischief

Vandalism

Government liability (International law)

Claims

Land tenure

Land titles

Robbery

Americans - Foreign countries

Commercial agents

Indigenous peoples

Missionaries

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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FDLP item number not assigned.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911091869003321

Autore

Babou Cheikh Anta Mbacké

Titolo

Fighting the greater jihad : Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 / / Cheikh Anta Babou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2007

ISBN

9780821442579

0821442570

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Collana

New African histories series

Disciplina

297.4/8

Soggetti

Murīdīyah - Senegal

Islam and politics - Senegal - History

Islamic sects - Senegal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Islam, society, and power in the Wolof states -- The Mbakke: the foundations of family traditions -- The emergence of Amadu Bamba, 1853-95 -- The founding of the Muridiyya -- Murid conflict with the French colonial administration, 1889-1902 -- Slow path toward accommodation I: the time of rapprochement -- Slow path toward accommodation II: making Murid space in colonial Bawol -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In Senegal, the Muridiyya, a large Islamic Sufi order, is the single most influential religious organization, including among its numbers the nation's president. Yet little is known of this sect in the West. Drawn from a wide variety of archival, oral, and iconographic sources in Arabic, French, and Wolof, Fighting the Greater Jihad offers an astute analysis of the founding and development of the order and a biographical study of its founder, Cheikh Amadu Bamba Mbacke.  Cheikh Anta Babou explores the forging of Murid identity and pedagogy around the person and initiative of