Islamic Prestige, Piety and Debate in Early Lagosian Newspapers, 1920s-40s
This article discusses the debates about Islam and Muslim behavior in colonial Lagosian newspapers from the 1920s to the 1940s. It argues that the content of debates about Islam varied depending on the language in which they took place: while Islamic debates in English advocated reforming both Islam...
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| Published in: | Islamic Africa Vol. 10; no. 1-2; pp. 27 - 74 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
01-06-2019
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| Summary: | This article discusses the debates about Islam and Muslim behavior in colonial Lagosian newspapers from the 1920s to the 1940s. It argues that the content of debates about Islam varied depending on the language in which they took place: while Islamic debates in English advocated reforming both Islam and Muslim behavior through practices that reflected British and Christian missionary values and aesthetics, Yoruba-language discourses centered on the moral obligations of the individual to the wider community. |
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| ISSN: | 0803-0685 2333-262X 2154-0993 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/21540993-01001002 |