Gibt es einen afrikanischen Islam? Die Muslime in Afrika zwischen lokalen Lehrtraditionen und translokalen Rechtleitungsansprüchen

Roman Loimeier

Africa Spectrum, 2002, vol. 37, issue 2, 175-188

Abstract: Even in the most recent literature on Islamic societies in Africa, it is possible to come across the, essentially colonial, concept of a specific "African Islam". This typical "African Islam" is usually presented as to be different from other "Islams" in other parts of the Muslim world. The concept of a specific "African Islam" should take into account, however, that something like a single "Islam" does, of course, not exist in Africa. The continent is not only much too vast for harbouring just one interpretation of Islam, but African historical experiences with Islam are also much too diverse to support the notion of a single, "African Islam". Islam in Africa represents, thus, today, a bewildering spectrum of the most diverse interpretations and contextualizations of Islam.

Date: 2002
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