Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Appendixes x
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Note on Translation, Spelling, and Transliteration xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Archetypes: Sufi Phenomenology and the Semiosis of Landscape 11
9. 2 Urban Design: The Spatial Configuration of a Spiritual Project 43
10. 3 Marabout Republics Then and Now: Autonomous Muslim Towns in Senegal 117
11. 4 The Pénc: Trees and Urban Design in West Africa 176
12. Conclusion 216
13. Appendixes 1–7 221
14. Notes 229
15. Bibliography 261
16. Index 277