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Seminar
SoSe 18: Being Muslim in West-Africa
André Chapatte
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The Sahel has been in contact with the Muslim world since centuries. When Islam spread southwards during the 19th and 20th centuries, it became an integral part of local cultures. Despite Islam‘s universalist claim, the spread of Islam has formed [fragmented] Muslim societies in West Africa. Based on an anthropology of religion that goes beyond the “Religions of the Book”, this course explores the ways of being Muslim in contemporary West Africa (e.g. the Sufi brotherhoods, the so-called “Wahhabites”, the new Muslims entrepreneurs, and the ‘simply Muslims’). In doing so, it offers critical tools for analyzing the field of mundane religiosity (e.g. religious experiences and new media technologies, youthful aspirations, material success, and political mobilization). close
Suggested reading
Few key readings:
- Marsden, M. & K. Retsikas. 2013. Introduction. In Articulating Islam: Anthropological Approaches to Muslim Worlds, 1-33. Springer: Heidelberg, London, New York.
- Soares, B. F. & R. Launay. 1999. The formation of an “Islamic sphere” in French Colonial West Africa. Economy and Society, 28 (4): 497-519.
- Janson, M. 2014. Islam, youth, and modernity in the Gambia: the Tablighi Jama’at. Cambridge University Press. New York.
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- Marsden, M. & K. Retsikas. 2013. Introduction. In Articulating Islam: Anthropological Approaches to Muslim Worlds, 1-33. Springer: Heidelberg, London, New York.
- Soares, B. F. & R. Launay. 1999. The formation of an “Islamic sphere” in French Colonial West Africa. Economy and Society, 28 (4): 497-519.
- Janson, M. 2014. Islam, youth, and modernity in the Gambia: the Tablighi Jama’at. Cambridge University Press. New York.
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2018-04-16 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-04-23 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-04-30 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-05-07 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-05-14 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-05-28 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-06-04 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-06-11 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-06-18 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-06-25 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-07-02 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-07-09 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2018-07-16 10:00 - 12:00