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States of Grace

Author : Donald Martin Carter
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452903158
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book States of Grace written by Donald Martin Carter and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: States of Gracewas first published in 1997. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Leaving their depleted fields for better prospects, Senegalese immigrants have made their way to Italy in significant numbers. What this migration means, in the context of both the migratory traditions and conditions of Africa and the history and future of the European nation-state, is the subject of this timely and ambitious book. Focusing on Turin, the northern Italian point of entry for so many Senegalese, States of Grace chronicles the arrival and formation of a transnational African Islamic community in a largely Catholic Western European country, one that did not have immigrant legislation until 1991. With no colonial relation to Italy, the Senegalese represent the vanguard of population movements expanding outside of the arch of former colonial powers. Donald Martin Carter locates the Senegalese migration in the context of past African internal and international migration and of present crises in West African agriculture. He also shows how the Senegalese migration, constituting a "phenomenon" and catalyzing new immigration restrictions among European states, calls into question the European interstate system, the future of the nation-state, and the nature of its relationship with non-European states. Throughout Europe, protectionist immigration policies are often crafted in chauvinist and racist tones in which "migrants" is a euphemism for blacks, Arabs, and Asians. States of Grace uses Senegalese migration to demonstrate that racial conceptions are crucial to understanding the classifications of non-national "outside" and internal "other." The book is a bracing encounter with the ever-increasing cultural and ethnic heterogeneity that is the new and pressing reality of European society. Donald Martin Carter is visiting assistant professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University.

Reframing Pilgrimage

Author : Simon Coleman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134411707
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Reframing Pilgrimage written by Simon Coleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reframing Pilgrimage argues that sacred travel is just one of the twenty-first century's many forms of cultural mobility. The contributors consider the meanings of pilgrimage in Christian, Mormon, Hindu, Islamic and Sufi traditions, as well as in secular contexts, and they create a new theory of pilgrimage as a form of voluntary displacement. This voluntary displacement helps to constitute cultural meaning in a world constantly 'en route'. Pilgrimage, which works both on global economic and individual levels, is recognised as a highly creative and politically charged force intimately bound up in economic and cultural systems

Mobile Bodies, Mobile Souls

Author : Karen Fog Olwig
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN 13 : 8771244352
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Bodies, Mobile Souls written by Karen Fog Olwig and published by Aarhus Universitetsforlag. This book was released on 2011-06-10 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile Bodies, Mobile Souls engages the complex relationship between family, religion and migration. Following '9/11', much research on migrants in western societies has focused on the public and political dimensions of religion. This volume starts out 'from below', exploring how religious ideas and practices take form, are negotiated and contested within the private domain of the home, household and family. Bringing together ethnographic studies from different parts of the world, it explores the role of religious ideas and practices in migrants' efforts to sustain, create and contest moral and social orders in the context of their everyday life. The ethnographic analyses show how religious practices and imaginaries both enable engagement with new social settings and offer a means of connecting and reconnecting with people and places left behind. Offering a comparative perspective on the varying ways in which religious practices and notions of relatedness interconnect and shape each other, the book sheds new light on a comtemporary global world inhabited by mobile bodies and souls.

The African Christian and Islam

Author : John Azumah
Publisher : Langham Monographs
ISBN 13 : 1907713972
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The African Christian and Islam written by John Azumah and published by Langham Monographs. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the summer of 2010 Ghana played host to the first ever conference held within Africa to focus solely on the relationship of the African Christian and Islam. The event was led by John Azumah in partnership with the Center of Early African Theology. The conference, chaired by Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja welcomed over 50 participants from across 27 African countries and several denominations. This book is a collection of the papers presented by 22 of the delegates forming a historical survey and thematic assessment of the African Christian and Islam. In addition, key information on the introduction, spread and engagement of Islam and Christianity within 9 African countries is presented. The book closes with Biblical reflections that opened each day of the conference, providing useful examples of Christians reading the Bible in reference to Islam.

Africa Writing Europe

Author : Maria Olaussen
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 904202593X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Africa Writing Europe written by Maria Olaussen and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2009 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Africa Writing Europe" offers critical readings of the meaning and presence of Europe in a variety of African literary texts. Authors discussed include Leila Aboulela, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Alice Solomon Bowen, Ken Bugul, and Tayeb Salih.

Modern Migrations in Western Africa

Author : Samir Amin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351044052
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Modern Migrations in Western Africa written by Samir Amin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1974, this volume deals with studies of migration from census and other data, variations in scale, distance and duration of various types of migration, social relations of migrant populations with their home areas and their host communities, and expectations and valuation of migrants concerning rural and urban life. It also examines interrelations between levels of migration, labour supply, wage rates and unemployment in urban centres, the impact of different types of migration on the national economy and economic planning and governemnt measures and conflicting interests of the labour supplying and receiving countries. The introduction analyses the main economic and political factors and the socio-economic consequences and problems brought about by migrations in and between territories.

General History of Africa

Author : International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231027581
Total Pages : 1038 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book General History of Africa written by International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 1993-12-31 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of UNESCO's most important publishing projects in the last thirty years, the General History of Africa marks a major breakthrough in the recognition of Africa's cultural heritage. Offering an internal perspective of Africa, the eight-volume work provides a comprehensive approach to the history of ideas, civilizations, societies and institutions of African history. The volumes also discuss historical relationships among Africans as well as multilateral interactions with other cultures and continents.

Africa Since 1935

Author : Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520067035
Total Pages : 1076 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Africa Since 1935 written by Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hardcover edition of volume 8 was published in 1994. This paperback edition is the eighth and final volume to be published in the UNESCO General History of Africa. Volume 8 examines the period from 1935 to the present, and details the role of African states in the Second World War and the rise of postwar Africa. This is one of the most important books in the entire series, and as such, it is an unabridged paperback.

Islam Outside the Arab World

Author : Ingvar Svanberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136113304
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Islam Outside the Arab World written by Ingvar Svanberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today about 85 per cent of the world population of Muslims live in areas outside the Arab world, and due to population growth, missionary endeavours and migration, the number of Muslims in these areas is rising rapidly. This volume presents the spread and character of Islam in many non-Arab countries, focusing particularly on the contemporary situation. The book deals with the great variety and complexity that characterize Islam outside the Arab world, with Sufism (the predominant form of Islam in most non-Arab Muslim countries), and with the growing significance of Islamism which challenges secularism and Sufi forms of Islam.

Human Rights

Author : Beppe Karlsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Human Rights written by Beppe Karlsson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the Workshop: Anthropological Understandings of the Human Rights Concept, held at Stockholm in 1998.

World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East

Author : Simon Broughton
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781858286358
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East written by Simon Broughton and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 1999 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1994 in one volume. An A-Z of the music, musicians and discs. 2006 edition available as an e-book.

A Saint in the City

Author : Allen F. Roberts
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Saint in the City written by Allen F. Roberts and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Saint in the Cityexamines the elaborate visual culture of the Mourides, a Senegalese Sufi movement based upon the mystical teachings of Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1953-1927). In the boldly visual city of Dakar, images abound despite the fact that Senegal is largely a Muslim country. Vibrant street murals, calligraphy and calligrams, didactic posters, drawings that protect and heal, advertising images, colourful clothing, Web sites, intricate glass paintings, and innovative architecture all attest to the transformative potency that expressive culture has for Mourides. One image is ubiquitous throughout urban Senegal: the portrait of Sheikh Amadou Bamba, based upon a colonial photograph from 1913. Sacred images "work" for Mourides, and as Bamba is a saint (Wali Allah, or "Friend of God" in Arabic), his portrait actively conveys powerful blessings called baraka that help people to address everyday difficulties, challenges, and goals.The Mouride Way is observed by over four million Senegalese and thousands more around the globe including increasing numbers of African Americans and others converting to this most African of Islamic paths. Amadou Bamba's pacifism, dignity, and self-reliance, as well as his emphasis on the sanctity of work, offer a view of Islam quite different from those currently suggested by Western media. Indeed,A Saint in the Cityreminds us that there are many faces of Islam in Africa and throughout the world. It also assists readers to reconsider misconceptions concerning the prohibition of images in Islam in light of the explosion of visual culture derived from a single photograph of Sheikh Amadou Bamba.A Saint in the Citygrows from a decade of interdisciplinary research and focuses upon nine contemporary artists who base their works upon the spiritual teachings of Amadou Bamba, regardless of their particular backgrounds, training, or styles. The book boldly transgresses the boundaries normally enforced between local and global, fine and popular arts, gallery and streets, historical and contemporary circumstances. An emphasis upon Mouride artists' own voices further decenters the narrative.Allen F. Roberts is professor of world arts and cultures and director of the James S. Coleman African Studies Center at UCLA. Mary Nooter Roberts is deputy director and chief curator of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal

Author : M. Diouf
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230618502
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal written by M. Diouf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together scholars for their fresh perspectives on religious conversion, transnational migration, economic globalization, and the politics of education, power, and femininity in African Islam in Senegal.

Political Legitimacy in Middle Africa

Author : Michael G. Schatzberg
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253214823
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Political Legitimacy in Middle Africa written by Michael G. Schatzberg and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative work, Michael G. Schatzberg reads metaphors found in the popular press as indicators of the way Africans come to understand their political universe. Examining daily newspapers, popular literature, and political and church documents, he finds that widespread and deeply ingrained views of government and its relationship to its citizenry may be understood as a projection of the metaphor of an idealized extended family onto the formal political sphere.

African Folklore

Author : Philip M. Peek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135948720
Total Pages : 1509 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book African Folklore written by Philip M. Peek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 1509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.

Masters of the Sabar

Author : Patricia Tang
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592134212
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Masters of the Sabar written by Patricia Tang and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating study of Senegalese masters of the sabar drum.

U.S. Army Special Forces Language Visual Training Materials - FRENCH - Plus Web-Based Program and Chapter Audio Downloads

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Publisher : Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3776 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Special Forces Language Visual Training Materials - FRENCH - Plus Web-Based Program and Chapter Audio Downloads written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 3776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now included at the end of the book is a link for a web-based program, PDFs and MP3 sound files for each chapter. Over 3,700 pages ... Developed by I Corps Foreign Language Training Center Fort Lewis, WA For the Special Operations Forces Language Office United States Special Operations Command LANGUAGE TRAINING The ability to speak a foreign language is a core unconventional warfare skill and is being incorporated throughout all phases of the qualification course. The students will receive their language assignment after the selection phase where they will receive a language starter kit that allows them to begin language training while waiting to return to Fort Bragg for Phase II. The 3rd Bn, 1st SWTG (A) is responsible for all language training at the USAJFKSWCS. The Special Operations Language Training (SOLT) is primarily a performance-oriented language course. Students are trained in one of ten core languages with enduring regional application and must show proficiency in speaking, listening and reading. A student receives language training throughout the Pipeline. In Phase IV, students attend an 8 or 14 week language blitz depending upon the language they are slotted in. The general purpose of the course is to provide each student with the ability to communicate in a foreign language. For successful completion of the course, the student must achieve at least a 1/1/1 or higher on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in two of the three graded areas; speaking, listening and reading. Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Lesson 1 People and Geography Lesson 2 Living and Working Lesson 3 Numbers, Dates, and Time Lesson 4 Daily Activities Lesson 5 Meeting the Family Lesson 6 Around Town Lesson 7 Shopping Lesson 8 Eating Out Lesson 9 Customs, and Courtesies in the Home Lesson 10 Around the House Lesson 11 Weather and Climate Lesson 12 Personal Appearance Lesson 13 Transportation Lesson 14 Travel Lesson 15 At School Lesson 16 Recreation and Leisure Lesson 17 Health and the Human Body Lesson 18 Political and International Topics in the News Lesson 19 The Military Lesson 20 Holidays and Traditions