num_pages: 220
description: This book on Islam and Islamic cultures focuses on the practice of Islam among indigenous people of West Africa. The author shows the importance of the sub-region in the development of Islam by documenting the long history of the religion in Black Africa. New ground is broken by analyzing the increasing impact of globalization and economic underdevelopment on the Islamic experience in West Africa.
language: English
title: The Spread of Islam in West Africa: Colonization, Globalization, and the Emergence of Fundamentalism
titlecomplete: The Spread of Islam in West Africa: Colonization, Globalization, and the Emergence of Fundamentalism
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr