Chapter 29. Islam in Africa: Examining the Notion of an African Identity within the Islamic World

  1. Kwasi Wiredu
  1. Souleymane Bachir Diagne

Published Online: 26 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470997154.ch30

Book Title

A Companion to African Philosophy

A Companion to African Philosophy

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How to Cite

Diagne, S. B. (2007) Islam in Africa: Examining the Notion of an African Identity within the Islamic World, in A Companion to African Philosophy (ed K. Wiredu), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470997154.ch30

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 26 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780631207511

Online ISBN: 9780470997154

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Keywords:

  • african islam;
  • african religions;
  • african identity;
  • islamic world;
  • dual identity

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Muslim Africa: A Historical Sketch

  • The Construction of the Concept of “Black Islam”

  • Africanity of Islam

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