LEADER 03653nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910781914303321 005 20230216225827.0 010 $a0-8166-5836-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487199 035 $a(OCoLC)233574423 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10231242 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000361958 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11251572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361958 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10362072 035 $a(PQKB)10557277 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC345492 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse39297 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL345492 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10231242 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525996 035 $a(OCoLC)476162151 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487199 100 $a19800110h19801980 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIslam and politics in East Africa $ethe Sufi order in Tanzania /$fAugust H. Nimtz, Jr 210 1$aMinneapolis :$cUniversity of Minnesota Press,$d1980. 210 4$aŠ1980 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-8166-0963-2 311 0 $a0-8166-6383-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index. 327 $aPart I: Islam in East Africa; Chapter 1 The History of Islam in East Africa; Chapter 2 Religious Authority in East African Islam; Chapter 3 Cleavages and Conflicts; Part II: The Tariqa in East Africa; Chapter 4 The Tariqa and the Expansion of Islam; Chapter 5 The Sociopolitical Role of the Tariqa; Part III: Islam and Politics in Bagamoyo; Chapter 6 Social Structure in a Swahili Community; Chapter 7 The Tariqa in Bagamoyo; Chapter 8 The Tariqa and Prenationalist Politics; Chapter 9 The Nationalist Struggle and Political Change; Part IV: Conclusions 330 $aFocusing on the interplay of religion, society, and politics, August Nimtz examines the role of sufi tariqas (brotherhoods) in Tanzania, where he observed an African Muslim society at first hand. Nimtz opens this book with a historical account of Islam in East Africa, and in subsequent chapters analyzes the role of tariqas in Tanzania and, more specifically, in the coastal city of Bagamoyo. Using a conceptual framework derived from contemporary political theories on social cleavages and individual interests. Nimtz explains why the tariqa is important in the process of political change. The fundamental cleavage in Muslim East Africa, he notes, is that of "whites" versus blacks. Nimtz contends that the tariqas, in serving the interest of blacks (that is, Africans), became in turn vehicles for the mass mobilization of African Muslims during the anti-colonial struggle. In Bagamoyo he finds a similar process and, in addition, reveals that the tariqas have served African interests in opposition to those of "whites" because of the individual benefits they provide. At the same time, Nimtz concludes, the social structure of East African Muslim society has ensured that Africans would be particularly attracted to those benefits. This work will interest both observers of African political development and specialists in the Islamic studies. 606 $aSufism$zTanzania 606 $aIslam and politics$zTanzania 607 $aTanzania$xPolitics and government 615 0$aSufism 615 0$aIslam and politics 676 $a322/.1 700 $aNimtz$b August H$0869214 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781914303321 996 $aIslam and politics in East Africa$93782284 997 $aUNINA