Motives for Conversions to Islam in Igboland

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 2
2. DEDICATION 5
3. CONTENTS 7
4. Acknowledgements 9
5. Maps and Illustrations 10
6. Preface 11
7. INTRODUCTION
8. The Overview 15
9. Sketching the Landscape 19
10. Religious Diversification 27
11. Igbo-Hausa Relations 28
12. Pattern of Religious Expansion in Nigeria 30
13. Conceptual Clarification 30
14. The Question of Numbers: Are Igbo Muslims Worth Studying? 35
15. 1. EASTERN NIGERIA BEFORE 1920
16. The Journey of Islam towards the Southeast 39
17. Earliest Inter-ethnic Contacts 43
18. On the Trail of the Elephant Hunters 50
19. The Organization of the Hunt 58
20. Forms of Interaction with Migrants 66
21. 2. THE BEGINNINGS OF ISLAM IN IGBOLAND, 1920–1950
22. Introduction 73
23. The Case of Enugu Ezike 82
24. Islam in Ibagwa 93
25. Women as Agents of Spread 95
26. Expansion of Strangers’ Settlements and Barriers to Proselytization 97
27. 3. THE EXPANSION OF ISLAM AFTER 1950
28. Post-1950 Developments 103
29. Extending Islam to Owerri 105
30. The Enohia (Anohia) Awakening of 1958 106
31. The Civil War Years 113
32. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation: The Mbaise Affair 124
33. Extending Islam to Nsukka Town 128
34. Enohia after the War 131
35. Other New Grounds 134
36. 4. CONTACTS AND CONVERSIONS: THE PROPAGATION OF ISLAM IN IGBOLAND
37. Introduction 135
38. Hausa Traders and Cattle Markets 136
39. The Igbo and Their Guests: Ambivalent Relations 144
40. Migrants among Themselves 151
41. Da‘wa and the Spread of Islam in Igboland 152
42. The State and Islamic Proselytization 160
43. Transnational Support for Da‘wa 165
44. Igbo Muslims and Da‘wa 166
45. 5. INTERROGATING CONVERSIONS TO ISLAM IN IGBOLAND
46. Motives for Conversions to Islam in Igboland 169
47. Women and Conversion 183
48. Conversion of Children to Islam 188
49. Other Factors Contributing to Conversions in Igboland 191
50. 6. “IT IS MY FAITH, IT BELONGS TO ME:” RESPONSES TO CONVERSIONS TO ISLAM
51. Induction into Islam 196
52. The Benefits of Conversion 206
53. Responses to Conversions to Islam 211
54. Reactions to Conversions from Outside Igboland 222
55. 7. MUSLIM–CHRISTIAN RELATIONS: THE CHALLENGES OF COEXISTENCE IN A MIXED RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
56. Juggling for a Niche in the Community 225
57. “Multiple people, multiple ignorance:” Shari‘a Implementation in Nigeria 238
58. Issues at the Core of the Shari‘a Dispute 244
59. Death of Igbo Muslims in the Riots 248
60. Further Insurrection and the Progress of Islam in Igboland 254
61. Suggestions for Lasting Peace in Nigeria 255
62. CONCLUSION 260
63. ANNEX 264
64. INDEX 279