History Of The Spread Of Islam In The Niger-Benue Confluence Area: Igalaland, Ebiraland And Lokojo c.1900 - 1960

While detailing the impact of Islam on the socio-cultural, political and spiritual life of the three communities and their reactions to it, the work unpacks a variety of refreshing themes and the thread linking them in a comparative framework. The challenges and opportunities that Islam brought to the communities are made explicitly clear.

In a novel departure from previous studies, a compelling thesis on colonialism as an important vehicle through which Islam spread within the confluence region is posited. The coincidence of active proselytisation by both Islam and Christianity in the three communities as well as the reasons for the greater appeal of the former to the people is appraised.

The quest for understanding and mitigating religious tensions and conflicts in contemporary Nigeria requires a deeper interrogation of their historical roots and processes. This book is an indispensable text for scholars and students of religious history, inter-faith relations and discourse in particular, and other social scientists interested in the dynamics of religious movements and their implications for Nigerian politics and society in general.

Author: Ahmed Rufai Mohammed 

Hardcover 

377 pages