o:id
	5328
url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/5328
o:resource_template
	Journal article
o:resource_class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
dcterms:title
	Islamic Culture and Muslim Identity in Zinder, Niger: A Historical Perspective
dcterms:subject
	Islamic culture
	identity
	Zinder
dcterms:publisher
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/25077
dcterms:date
	1998
dcterms:type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8475
dcterms:identifier
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116486752 Q116486752
	iwac-reference-0000169
dcterms:language
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8322
dcterms:abstract
	In Zinder (Niger), Islam is a resource that has always been contested, as a historical perspective demonstrates. Since the mid-19th century, Islam has been contested by 'sarki'-s ('sarki' is the Hausa word for sultan), by advisors to the 'sarki', by members of the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyya and Sanussiyya, who sought to establish and develop large, well organized centres in Zinder, and even by the French. In the 1950s followers of Ibrahim Niasse attempted to establish a centre in Zinder. As in the case of previous such attempts, the 'sarki' was unreceptive. At the end of the 20th century, reformers are attempting to redefine Islam as they challenge Islamic practice and Muslim identity as defined by the 'malamai' (Koranic scholars) and majority Muslims in Zinder. Always present in the debate are the 'bokaye' (traditional healers) and those who continue to incorporate local practices into their practice of Islam.
dcterms:spatial
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/540
bibo:authorList
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/1691
bibo:issue
	12
bibo:pageEnd
	146
bibo:pageStart
	129

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