In this important book, Clarence-Smith provides the first general survey of the Islamic debate on slavery. Sweeping away entrenched myths, he hopes to stimulate more research on the neglected topic. He draws on examples from the 'abode of Islam', from the Philippines to Senegal and from the Caucasus to South Africa, paying particular attention for the period from the late eighteenth century to the present. Once slavery had disappeared, it was the Sufi mystics who did most to integrate former slaves socially and religiously, avoiding the deep social divisions that have plagued Western society in the aftermath of abolition.
| ISBN: | 9781787383388 |
| Publication date: | 19th March 2020 |
| Author: | W G ClarenceSmith |
| Publisher: | Hurst & Company an imprint of C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities |
In this important book, Clarence-Smith provides the first general survey of the Islamic debate on slavery. Sweeping away entrenched myths, he hopes to stimulate more research on the neglected topic. He draws on examples from the 'abode of Islam', from the Philippines to Senegal and from the Caucasus to South Africa, paying particular attention for the period from the late eighteenth century to the present. Once slavery had disappeared, it was the Sufi mystics who did most to integrate former slaves socially and religiously, avoiding the deep social divisions that have plagued Western society in the aftermath of abolition.
Islam and the Abolition of Slavery features in the following genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities
Islam and the Abolition of Slavery is available in Paperback, Hardback
Islam and the Abolition of Slavery was written by W G ClarenceSmith and published by Hurst & Company an imprint of C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Islam and the Abolition of Slavery has 304 pages
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