Mali & Senegal : the power of Islam / directed by Hiroyuki Shima ; produced by NHK.

Islam has influenced West Africa since the 11th century, but only in the last 100 years has the religion grown so rapidly in Senegal and Mali. One prominent sect, the Murid movement, has millions of followers and wealth accumulated from peanut cultivation. As a force of conservative Islam, its econo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maruyama, Kazunori, 1959- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (Producer)
Filmakers Library, inc (Distributor)
Other Authors: Shiima, Hiroyuki (Director)
Varnam-Atkin, Stuart
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, Inc., [2002?]
Series:Africa in the 21st century ; [2].
Subjects:
Islam > Mali.
Islam > Senegal.
Murīdīyah > Mali.
Murīdīyah > Senegal.
Islam > Economic aspects > Mali.
Islam > Economic aspects > Senegal.
Islam > Influence.
Islam > Africa, West > History.
Mali > Religious life and customs.
Senegal > Religious life and customs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mali and Senegal.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Islam has influenced West Africa since the 11th century, but only in the last 100 years has the religion grown so rapidly in Senegal and Mali. One prominent sect, the Murid movement, has millions of followers and wealth accumulated from peanut cultivation. As a force of conservative Islam, its economic and political power must be watched by the West.
Note:Videorecording.
Call Number:BP64.M29 M35 2002 VideoDVD
Credits:Music by Kazunori Maruyama.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Stuart Varnam-Atkin.