African Islam and Islam in Africa : encounters between Sufis and Islamists / edited by Eva Evers Rosander and David Westerlund.

'In co-operation with the Nordic Africa Institue, Uppsala, Sweeden'.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the Islamization of'tradition' and'modernity' / Eva Evers Rosander -- Sub-Saharan Africa and the wider world of Islam : historical and contemporary perspectives / John Hunwick -- Maghribi Islam and Islam in the Maghrib : the eternal dichotomy / George Joffé -- Islam and human rights in Sahelian Africa / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im -- Translations of the Quran into Swahili, and contemporary Islamic revival in East Africa / Justo Lacunza-Balda -- Islamization of contemporary Egypt / Tomas Gerholm -- Sufism and Islamism in the Sudan / Muhammad Mahmoud --tRole of Sufi women in an Algerian pilgrimage ritual / Sossie Andezian -- Making of a Mouride Mahdi : Serigne Abdoulaye Yakhine Diop of Thies / Rose Lake -- Power of knowledge : the life of Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, Islamic judge in Ngaoundéré, Northern Cameroon / Lisbet Holtedahl and Mahmoudou Djingui -- Islamic reform and political change : the example of Abubakar Gumi and the Yan Izala movement in Northern Nigeria / Roman Loimeier -- Reaction and action : accounting for the rise of Islamism / David Westerland.