RT Article
T1 Roaming about for God's sake: the upsurge of the Tablīgh Jamāʿat in the Gambia
JF Journal of religion in Africa
VO 35
IS 4
SP 450
OP 481
A1 Janson, Marloes 1973-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2005
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1641721448
AB The proliferation of the Tablīgh Jamā'at, an Islamic missionary movement that strictly observes the fundamentals of the faith, is a manifestation of the recent Islamic resurgence in West Africa. The movement originated in South Asia, but has expanded to Africa. Despite the Jamā'at's great influence on the lives of many West African Muslims, sub-Saharan Africa is a region that has been ignored almost completely in studies of the movement. This article focuses on The Gambia, which appears to be a booming centre of Tablīgh activities in West Africa. On the basis of the conversion stories of a male and a female Tablīgh activist, the central themes in the Gambian branch of the Tablīgh Jamā'at will be explored. These themes result from local factors such as the socio-economic crisis and gender relations. Nevertheless, they also bear similarities with recurrent subjects in other 'fundamentalist' movements throughout the world. (J Relig Afr/DÜI)
K1 Islam
K1 Fundamentalismus
K1 Politischer Islam
K1 Politische Bewegung
K1 Soziale Bewegung
K1 Gambia : Islam : Religiöser Fundamentalismus : Politischer Islam : Gesellschaftliche/politische Bewegung : Tablighi Jama'at