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Contextualizing "Muridiyyah"
within the American muslim community: Perspectives on the
past, present and future
Mbaye Lo1* and Aman Nadhiri2
1Asina and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University, United States of
America.
2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States of America.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
mbayelo@duke.edu.
Accepted
25 May, 2010 |
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This paper examines the presence of the West African Sufi
order, known as the Muridiyyah, within the broader context
of muslims in America. The advent of the Murids in the
American muslim community has not been the object of much
research. This paper draws on the historical experience of
the American muslim community in order to situate the
Muridiyyah within these temporal and spatial parameters.
Based on analyzing commonalities and differences, as well as
changes and continuity in this formative experience, the
paper will illustrate possible challenges to the ongoing
globalization of the muridiyyah order.
Key
words:
Muridiyyah, muslims in the US, American muslim community,
African diaspora, Senegalese communities, Africans in the
US, Dayira, Marabouts, Tuba, Murids, Seikh Amadou Bamba,
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