Making and remaking mosques in Senegal /

Making and remaking mosques in Senegal /

This book constitutes a seminal contribution to the fields of Islamic architectural history and gender studies. It is the first major empirical study of the history and current state of mosque building in Senegal and the first study of mosque space from a gender perspective. The author positions Sen...

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Main Author: Cantone, Cleo.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Islam in Africa 13.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

Subjects:

Mosques > Senegal.
Mosques > Senegal > History.
Islamic architecture > Senegal > History.
Women in Islam > Senegal > History.

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Call Number: NA6099.S4 C36 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction Making and re-Making Mosques in Senegal
  • Chapter One Sudanese Style Mosques and their Little Known Relatives in Futa Toro (15th-mid 19th century)
  • Chapter Two The Birth of the 'Colonial Mosque': Hybridity, French Policy and Muslim Identity (ca. 1820-1920)
  • Chapter Three Regionalism, Revivals and Repercussions on Senegalese Mosques (ca. 1920-1950s)
  • Chapter Four The Contemporary Urban Mosque Phenomenon: Ibadou and Tariqa Identities (1960s-present)
  • Chapter Five Women, Space and West African Mosques
  • Epilogue: Is There Room for Sustainable Architecture?
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Colour Plates.