02862nam 2200613 a 450 991045588940332120200520144314.00-8214-4257-0(CKB)2440000000014101(EBL)1743659(OCoLC)681352004(SSID)ssj0000376262(PQKBManifestationID)11298956(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376262(PQKBWorkID)10332659(PQKB)11349599(MiAaPQ)EBC1743659(MdBmJHUP)muse9459(Au-PeEL)EBL1743659(CaPaEBR)ebr10246274(EXLCZ)99244000000001410120070605d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFighting the greater jihad[electronic resource] Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 /Cheikh Anta BabouAthens Ohio University Pressc20071 online resource (319 p.)New African histories seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-1766-5 0-8214-1765-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-283) and index.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. 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 ofNew African histories series.MurīdīyahSenegalBiographyIslam and politicsSenegalHistoryIslamic sectsSenegalElectronic books.MurīdīyahIslam and politicsHistory.Islamic sects297.4/8Babou Cheikh Anta Mbacké913141MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455889403321Fighting the greater jihad2045602UNINA