Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2 The history of West African migration to Sudan 30
7. Chapter 3 The rural dwellers: moral virtues, secular constraints 65
8. Chapter 4 The urban dwellers: landlords, clients, fakis and beggars 94
9. Chapter 5 The Islamic pilgrimage and the West African subculture in Sudan 121
10. Chapter 6 Divine design and its consequences for the achievement of pilgrimage in this life 152
11. Chapter 7 The pilgrimage as a paradigm for life 181
12. Appendix I: In the field 194
13. Appendix II: Some brief biographical notes on the key informants quoted in the test 202
14. Glossary 203
15. Notes 206
16. References 223
17. Index 231