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Islam, youth and modernity in the Gambia : the Tablighi Jamaʻat

Janson, Marloes

Overview

\"This monograph deals with the sweeping emergence of the Tablighi Jama'at - a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has its origins in the reformist tradition that emerged in India in the mid-nineteenth century - in the Gambia in the past decade. It explores how a movement that originated in South Asia could appeal to the local Muslim population - youth and women in particular - in a West African setting. By recording the biographical narratives of five Gambian Tablighis, the book provides an understanding of the ambiguities and contradictions young people are confronted with in their (re)negotiation of Muslim identity. Together these narratives form a picture of how Gambian youth go about their lives within the framework of neoliberal reforms and renegotiated parameters informed by the Tablighi model of how to be a 'true' Muslim, which is interpreted as a believer who is able to reconcile his or her faith with a modern lifestyle\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Tablighi Jamaʻat. / Islam Gambia. / Islam Missions. / Muslim youth Gambia. / Youth movements Gambia. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
• ISBN: 9781107040571, 1107040574

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BP170.85.J37 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE