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1 Introduction: Interpreting Islam: Sufis, Salafists, Shi’ites & Islamists in northern Nigeria
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Abdul Raufu Mustapha
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Maps, Figures & Tables ix
- Notes on Contributors x
- Foreword xiii
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Glossary xix
- 1 Introduction: Interpreting Islam: Sufis, Salafists, Shi’ites & Islamists in northern Nigeria 1
- 2 From dissent to dissidence: The genesis & development of reformist Islamic groups in northern Nigeria 18
- 3 Contemporary Islamic sects & groups in northern Nigeria 54
- 4 Experiencing inequality at close range: Almajiri students & Qur’anic schools in Kano 98
- 5 ‘Marginal Muslims’: Ethnic identity & the Umma in Kano 126
- 6 Understanding Boko Haram 147
- 7 Conclusion: Religious sectarianism, poor governance & conflict 199
- Index 223
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Maps, Figures & Tables ix
- Notes on Contributors x
- Foreword xiii
- Acknowledgements xvii
- Glossary xix
- 1 Introduction: Interpreting Islam: Sufis, Salafists, Shi’ites & Islamists in northern Nigeria 1
- 2 From dissent to dissidence: The genesis & development of reformist Islamic groups in northern Nigeria 18
- 3 Contemporary Islamic sects & groups in northern Nigeria 54
- 4 Experiencing inequality at close range: Almajiri students & Qur’anic schools in Kano 98
- 5 ‘Marginal Muslims’: Ethnic identity & the Umma in Kano 126
- 6 Understanding Boko Haram 147
- 7 Conclusion: Religious sectarianism, poor governance & conflict 199
- Index 223
