Transnational Islam Circulation of religious Ideas, Actors and Practices between Niger and Nigeria

• Other Authors: Apard, Élodie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden, Ibadan IFRA-Nigeria 2020
• Series: WAPOSO Series
• Subjects: History of religion; Islam; Islamic movements; radicalism; NGO; sermons; Boko Haram
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

At the crossroads of major trade routes and characterised by intense human circulations, the area that encompasses northern Nigeria and southern Niger is a privileged space to study transnational religious dynamics. Islam is, indeed, an essential feature of this region assuming today new forms in te...