The growth of Islam among the Yoruba, 1841-1908 /

Gbadamosi, T. G. O.

The growth of Islam among the Yoruba, 1841-1908 / T. G. O. Gbadamosi. - London : Longman, 1978. - xv, 265 p. : maps ; 23 cm. - Ibadan history series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index.

Chapter 1. Islam in Yorubaland in the period before 1840 -- 2. The resurgence of Islam, 1840–60 -- 3. The era of consolidation, 1861-94 -- 4. The zenith of Islamic expansion, 1892-1908 -- 5. The challenge of Christianity, 1875–1908 -- 6. Relations with the Colonial Government, 1875-1908 -- 7. Islam and Yoruba Society -- Appendix : I. List of Chief Imans - II. Arabic loan words in Yoruba - III. First Report of the Muslim School, Lagos, 1896 - IV. Translation of letter of Lagos Muslims to Acting Governor - V. A. W. Smith, The Growth of Mohammedanism, 1908 - VI. Muslim Petition for Islamic Law Courts -- Maps : Major centres of Islamic distribution in Yorubaland before 1830 - 2.The spread of Islam in Yorubaland 1861-92 - 3. Islamic expansion in Yorubaland by 1908.

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Yoruba (African people)--History.
Muslims--History.--Nigeria
Yoruba (African people)--Religion.

DT513 / .G33 1978

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