Title Salafism and political order in Africa / Sebastian Elischer

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps Series African studies series ; 154 African studies series ; 154. Contents Introduction: Africa's Changing Security Landscape -- Cases, Concepts, and Variation -- Critical Junctures and the Formation of State-Led National Islamic Associations -- Missed Opportunities and the Formation of Islamic Federations -- The State as Demobilizer of Activist Salafism -- The State as Enabler and Radicalizer of Activist Salafism -- From Theory Generation to Theory Testing -- Autocratic Legacies, the State, and Salafism in Africa -- Conclusion: Reviewing State-Islamic Relations in Africa Summary "Violent Islamic extremism is affecting a growing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In some, jihadi Salafi organizations have established home bases and turned into permanent security challengers. However, other countries have managed to prevent the formation or curb the spread of homegrown jihadi Salafi organizations. In this book, Sebastian Elischer provides a comparative analysis of how different West and East African states have engaged with fundamentalist Muslim groups between the 1950s and today. In doing so, he establishes a causal link between stateimposed organizational gatekeepers in the Islamic sphere and the absence of homegrown jihadi Salafism. Illustrating that the contemporary manifestation of violent Islamic extremism in sub-Saharan Africa is an outcome of strategic political decisions that are deeply embedded in countries' autocratic pasts, he challenges conventional notions of statehood on the African continent, and provides new insight into the evolving relationships between secular and religious authority"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2021) Subject Salafīyah -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Islamic fundamentalism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Islam and politics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Extremists -- Africa, Sub-Saharan POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General. Extremists Islam and politics Islamic fundamentalism Salafīyah Sub-Saharan Africa Form Electronic book LC no. 2021029124 ISBN 9781108690577 1108690572 9781108750257 1108750257

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