Weaving through Islam in Senegal
By: Laura L. Cochrane
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Durham, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781611630343
Subjects: Weavers; Sufism; Religious life; Weaving
Description: Introduction to the weaving workshops of Thiès and Ndem: Social relationships and belief in Thiès and Ndem -- Weaving history from archaeology, travelogues and oral tradition -- Explanation of the study -- Book outline; 1. Beliefs, practices and innovations: Discourse and belief -- Creating and implementing beliefs -- Signification, performativity and improvisation -- Discursive and material expression; 2. Historical and contemporary religious pluralism -- Sufism in North and West Africa -- Growth of Sufism in Senegambia -- The Muridiyya and Tijaaniyya -- Catholicism and indigenous religions -- French perspectives on religious affiliations -- Historical continuities -- Valued techniques from looms to beliefs; 3. Technical perfection and innovation: Stringing the narrow loom -- Stringing the wide loom -- The search for cotton -- Discipline in weaving -- Quality of cloth -- Weaving and finishing touches -- Techniques and beliefs; 4. Islam, sorcery, and imagery in Thiès' home workshops: Spirits and religious pluralism in Thiès: Djeneba and Makhtar -- Interpreting experiences through beliefs: Binta -- Shared beliefs in specific spirits -- Religious beliefs and imagery -- Imagery as a public sign of beliefs; 5. Baye Fall spirituality and an artisanal NGO in Ndem: Rural exodus -- Community history -- Weaving lineages: the Diop family -- Artisanal and business sustainability -- Commitments to the project; 6. Conclusion: Weaving as a focal point of beliefs -- Economic realities of weaving -- Continued research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the weaving workshops of Thiès and Ndem; title: Social relationships and belief in Thiès and Ndem; title: Weaving history from archaeology, travelogues and oral tradition; title: Explanation of the study; title: Book outline; title: Beliefs, practices and innovations; title: Discourse and belief; title: Creating and implementing beliefs; title: Signification, performativity and improvisation; title: Discursive and material expression; title: Historical and contemporary religious pluralism; title: Sufism in north and west Africa; title: Growth of Sufism in Senegambia; title: The Muridiyya and Tijaaniyya; title: Catholicism and indigenous religions; title: French perspectives on religious affiliations; title: Historical continuities; title: Valued techniques from looms to beliefs; title: Technical perfection and innovation; title: Stringing the narrow loom; title: Stringing the wide loom; title: The search for cotton; title: Discipline in weaving; title: Quality of cloth; title: Weaving and finishing touches; title: Techniques and beliefs; title: Islam, sorcery, and imagery in Thiès' home workshops; title: Spirits and religious pluralism in Thiès: Djeneba and Makhtar; title: Interpreting experiences through beliefs: Binta; title: Shared beliefs in specific spirits; title: Religious beliefs and imagery; title: Imagery as a public sign of beliefs; title: Baye Fall spirituality and an artisanal NGO in Ndem; title: Rural exodus; title: Community history; title: Weaving lineages: the Diop family; title: Artisanal and business sustainability; title: Commitments to the project; title: Conclusion; title: Weaving as a focal point of beliefs; title: Economic realities of weaving; title: Continued research.