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Title Ethiopian Islam and the Challenge of Diversity
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/17331
Date 1999
Author(s) Abbink, J.
Abstract A perennial issue in the comparative study of Islam is how, as a faith and a way of life, it deals with diversity: religious, ethnic, or socio-cultural. This issue is all the more relevant in a world where globalizing discourses redefine traditional identities, including those of religious systems, both in their local (indigenous Asian and African) and universalist forms (Christianity, Islam). In many areas, complex and, in a way, exemplary patterns of mutual interaction and tolerance have developed between religious-communal groups. In Africa, such regions are found in Mali, Cameroon, Tanzania, Nigeria, and also Ethiopia. The history and current situation of Islam in Ethiopia, especially the northern part of the country, provide an interesting case study.
Subject(s) Ethiopia
Language en_US
Publisher ISIM, Leiden
Type of publication Article / Letter to editor
Format 172668 bytes; application/pdf
Source 4; 1; 24; 24; 1; ISIM Newsletter
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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