The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898 /

The formation of the Sudanese Mahdist state ceremony and symbols of authority : 1882-1898 /

This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on how the Mahdi and his second-in-command and ultimate successor, the Khalifa Abdallahi, used symbols,...

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Main Author: Searcy, Kim.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston, Mass. ; Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Islam in Africa 11.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

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Islam and politics > Sudan.
Islamic renewal > Sudan.
Sudan > History > 1881-1899.

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Call Number: DT156.5 .S43 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One. Islam In The Sudan /
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  • Chapter Two. Protocol, Ceremony, And Symbols Of Authority /
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  • Chapter Three. The Charismatic Leader /
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  • Chapter Four. The Khalīfa and the Routinization of Charismatic Authority /
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  • Chapter Five. The Creation Of An Islamic State /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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