| The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa Contributor(s): Insoll, Timothy (Author), Yoffee, Norman (Editor), Alcock, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521657024 ISBN-13: 9780521657020 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Africa - Central - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 967 |
| LCCN: 2002031056 |
| Series: Cambridge World Archaeology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (2.10 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa charts the historical background and archaeological evidence attesting to the spread of Islam across the Sudan, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Nigeria. Surveying a timespan from the immediate pre-Islamic period through to the present, Timothy Insoll analyzes the processes (jihad, trade, missionary activity, prestige) by which Islam spread. This book is relevant to scholars, students and all readers interested in Africa, archaeology, religion and Islam. |
Contributor Bio(s): Insoll, Timothy: - Timothy Insoll is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Art History and Archaeology of the University of Manchester. |