The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa [Hardcover]

The first comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa from Muhammed onwards.This book is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa. Timothy Insoll charts the historical background as well as the archaeological evidence attesting to the spread of Islam across the Sudan, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Nigeria, surveying a time span from the immediate pre-Islamic period through to the present. He also analyzes in detail the processes--jihad, trade, missionary activity, prestige--by which Islam spread. This book will be relevant to scholars, students and all those interested in Africa, archaeology, religion and Islam.This book is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa. Timothy Insoll charts the historical background as well as the archaeological evidence attesting to the spread of Islam across the Sudan, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Nigeria, surveying a time span from the immediate pre-Islamic period through to the present. He also analyzes in detail the processes--jihad, trade, missionary activity, prestige--by which Islam spread. This book will be relevant to scholars, students and all those interested in Africa, archaeology, religion and Islam.This comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa charts the historical background and archaeological evidence attesting to the spread of Islam across the Sudan, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Nigeria. Surveying a timespan from the immediate pre-Islamic period through to the present, Timothy Insoll analyzes the processes (jihad, trade, missionary activity, prestige) by which Islam spread. This book is relevant to scholars, students and all readers interested in Africa, archaeology, religion and Islam.1. The archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: an introduction; 2. Aksum to Adal: Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; 3. The Nilotic Sudan; 4. The Eastern African Coast and ol£X