Ahmadu Bamba and Decolonization
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Ahmadu Bamba and Decolonization

The Power of Faith and Self-Reliance

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  2. English
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Ahmadu Bamba and Decolonization

The Power of Faith and Self-Reliance

About this book

Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba MBacké was a leader of his time, championing non-violence and pioneering decolonization through the Murid project, which was a Sufi religious dimension and a deconstruction of colonial and local (psychic) alienation. Cheikh M. Ndiaye's, Ahmadu Bamba and Decolonization: The Power of Faith and Self-Reliance, examines Bamba's legacy as a man of unshakable faith, a humanist, a socio-cultural reformer, and a key agent in the decolonization of minds and spaces. Ndiaye shows how Bamba distinguished himself from the violence around him by choosing nonviolent forms of resistance, such as, founding and marking new villages with original signs, revaluing the local Wolof language, inspiring self-reliance and preaching about khidma (service). Providing historical background on Senegambia and the history of Islam in the area, this book examines Bamba's actions and legacy through an interdisciplinary lens to show how the Sufi leader challenged established power structures, including local African aristocratic states, Islamist jihadism, and French colonialism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: West Africa: Ancestral Spiritual Beliefs and Islam
  10. Chapter 2: West Africa: Resistance to Islam and European Colonialism
  11. Chapter 3: Ahmadu Bamba Emerges: A Homegrown Tariqa
  12. Chapter 4: Ahmadu Bamba: The Greatest Jihad
  13. Chapter 5: Ahmadu Bamba Deconstructs Godlike Authority
  14. Chapter 6: Ahmadu Bamba Rewrites the Colonial Landscape
  15. Chapter 7: Ahmadu Bamba Filters Local Customs and Traditions
  16. Conclusion
  17. References
  18. Index
  19. About the Author