02829nam 2200601 a 450 991078089950332120230721024127.00-8214-4257-0(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 sectsSenegalMurīdīyahIslam and politicsHistory.Islamic sects297.4/8Babou Cheikh Anta Mbacké1494037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780899503321Fighting the greater jihad3717366UNINA