Book Summary
The colonial era in Africa, spanning less than a century, ushered in a more rapid expansion of Islam than at any time during the previous thousand years. In this historical investigation, the author considers how and why rural people in West Africa "became Muslim" under French colonialism.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islamization From Below: The Making Of Muslim Communities In Rural French Sudan, 1880-1960 |
| Author | Brian James Peterson |
| Publisher | Yale University Press (Apr 2011) |
| ISBN | 9780300152708 |
| Pages | 319 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1779 |
