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Mahdism in West Africa : the Ijebu Mahdiyya movement / Peter B. Clarke.

Title: Mahdism in West Africa : the Ijebu Mahdiyya movement / Peter B. Clarke.
Author: Clarke, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
Publication: London : Luzac Oriental, 1995.

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224 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

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History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-217) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The Islamic millenarian tradition in West Africa with special reference to Nigeria -- Religion and society in Ijebuland -- The crisis of royal legitimacy and the making of the millenarian milieu -- From reformer to prophet -- The new Jerusalem -- The response to prophecy -- Expansion, schism and the routinization of charisma -- Conclusion: Ijebu Mahdism in comparative perspective.

ISBN

1898942064

LCCN

gb^96052166^

OCLC

35136118

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