The Muridiyya on the Move : Islam, Migration, and Place Making

Authors

• Cheikh Anta Babou

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Series

New African Histories

Description

Highlights the role of transnational space making in the construction of diasporic Muridiyya identity.

The construction of collective identity among the Muridiyya abroad is a communal but contested endeavor. Differing conceptions of what should be the mission of Muridiyya institutions in the diaspora reveal disciples’ conflicting politics and challenge the notion of the order’s homogeneity. While some insist on the universal dimension of Ahmadu Bamba Mbakke’s calling and emphasize dawa (proselytizing), others prioritize preserving Muridiyya identity abroad by consolidating the linkages with the leadership in Senegal. Diasporic reimaginings of the Muridiyya abroad, in turn, inspire cultural reconfigurations at home.

Drawing from a wide array of oral and archival sources in multiple languages collected in five countries, The Muridiyya on the Move reconstructs over half a century of the order’s history, focusing on mobility and cultural transformations in urban settings. In this groundbreaking work, Babou highlights the importance of the dahira (urban prayer circle) as he charts the continuities and ruptures between Muridiyya migrations. Throughout, he delineates the economic, socio-political, and other forces that powered these population movements, including colonial rule, the economic crises of the postcolonial era, and natural disasters

Award: Fage & Oliver Prize.

Copyright Statement

The Muridiyya on the Move © 2021 by Ohio University Press is licensed under Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Language

eng

ISBN

9780821447291

Publication Date

4-9-2021

Publisher

Ohio University Press

City

Athens

Keywords

Islam, Muridiyya, Murids, dahira, dawa, Sufism, Senegal, Muslim migration, Muslim immigrants, diaspora, collective identity, place making, urban space, transnationalism, Cheikh Anta Babou, Ahmadu Bamba Mbakke.

Disciplines

African History | African Studies | Islamic Studies | Migration Studies

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Babou, Cheikh Anta, "The Muridiyya on the Move : Islam, Migration, and Place Making" (2021). Ohio University Press Open Access Books. 116.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/oupress/116