4. Pastoralists of the Sahel and Sahara: »Colonizing Dead Land«

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Content 7
3. Acknowledgements 9
4. Note on Translation and Transcription 11
5. List of Figures 11
6. I. Introduction 13
7. II. The Course of the Jihad: Historiography, Literature, Sources 21
8. III. Sokoto Scholars Measuring This World 97
9. IV. Mobile Actors and the Transfer of Jihadist Knowledge on Space
10. 1. Ancestral Travelers: »Reformers in Corrupt Times« 209
11. 2. Pilgrims: »Camel Driver, Urge Them towards the East!« 285
12. 3. Travelers by Profession: »Water and Its Threats« 333
13. 4. Pastoralists of the Sahel and Sahara: »Colonizing Dead Land« 409
14. 5. Migrants of War: Precarious and Sacred Routes 436
15. V. Conclusions: Jihadist Geography and Geographical Jihad 617
16. Archives and Collections 651
17. Dictionaries 652
18. Online Repositories 652
19. Manuscripts 653
20. Edited Sources and Translations 657
21. Secondary Literature 671
22. Index 697