Erin Pettigrew (Abu Dhabi New York University)

Broschiertes Buch

Invoking the Invisible in the Sahara

Islam, Spiritual Mediation, and Social Change

Beschreibung

Exploring the changing role of Muslim spiritual mediators and Islamic esoteric sciences, Pettigrew outlines how invisible forces have impacted social, religious, and political structures in the Saharan West over centuries. Combining historical and anthropological methods, she offers a model for future research that takes the immaterial seriously.

Autor

Erin Pettigrew is Assistant Professor of History and Arab Crossroads Studies for New York University, Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). She is a cultural historian of colonial and post-colonial West Africa with a focus the history of Islam, slavery, race, gender, and nationhood.

Produktdetails

• African Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781009224567
• ISBN-10: 1009224565
• Artikelnr.: 70727554