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The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state [[electronic resource] ] : ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898 / / by Kim Searcy



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Autore: Searcy Kim Visualizza persona
Titolo: The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state [[electronic resource] ] : ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898 / / by Kim Searcy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
Disciplina: 962.4/03
Soggetto topico: Islamic renewal - Sudan
Islam and politics - Sudan
Soggetto geografico: Sudan History 1821-1881
Note generali: This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on how the Mahdi and his second-in-command and ultimate successor, the Khalifa Abdallahi, used symbols, ceremony and ritual to articulate their power, authority and legitimacy first within the context of resistance to the imperial Turco-Egyptian forces that had been occupying the Nilotic Sudan since 1821, and then within the context of establishing an Islamic state. This study examines five key elements from a historical perspective: the importance of Islamic mysticism as manifested in Sufi brotherhoods in the articulation of power in the Sudan; ceremony as handmaids of power and legitimacy; charismatic leadership; the routinization of charisma and the formation of a religious state purportedly based upon the first Islamic community in the seventh century C.E.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-155) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / K. Searcy -- Introduction / K. Searcy -- Chapter One. Islam In The Sudan / K. Searcy -- Chapter Two. Protocol, Ceremony, And Symbols Of Authority / K. Searcy -- Chapter Three. The Charismatic Leader / K. Searcy -- Chapter Four. The Khalīfa and the Routinization of Charismatic Authority / K. Searcy -- Chapter Five. The Creation Of An Islamic State / K. Searcy -- Conclusion / K. Searcy -- Bibliography / K. Searcy -- Index / K. Searcy.
Sommario/riassunto: This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on how the Mahdi and his second-in-command and ultimate successor, the Khalifa Abdallahi, used symbols, ceremony and ritual to articulate their power, authority and legitimacy first within the context of resistance to the imperial Turco-Egyptian forces that had been occupying the Nilotic Sudan since 1821, and then within the context of establishing an Islamic state. This study examines five key elements from a historical perspective: the importance of Islamic mysticism as manifested in Sufi brotherhoods in the articulation of power in the Sudan; ceremony as handmaids of power and legitimacy; charismatic leadership; the routinization of charisma and the formation of a religious state purportedly based upon the first Islamic community in the seventh century C.E.
Titolo autorizzato: The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-11964-1
9786613119643
90-04-19107-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826270003321
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Serie: Islam in Africa ; ; v. 11.