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Pérouse de Montclos Marc-Antoine. (2017). Pilgrimage to Mecca and "radical" islam : new trends from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 8 (3), 273-289. ISSN 2152-0844.

Titre du document
Pilgrimage to Mecca and "radical" islam : new trends from Sub-Saharan Africa
Année de publication
2017
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Pérouse de Montclos Marc-Antoine
Source
The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 2017, 8 (3), 273-289 ISSN 2152-0844
In sub-Saharan Africa, the pilgrimage to Mecca is an old tradition, and the Holy City has a global impact on the mobility of Muslims and the circulation of Islamic ideas. However, the proportion of sub-Saharan Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca has been decreasing, especially from Nigeria, the most populated country on the continent. Indeed, the opportunities to visit Mecca are limited by internal and external constraints that depend on many political, economic, and social factors. As a result, the yearly numbers of pilgrims do not say much about religiosity or the propensity for jihadist violence. In this regard, it is more important to understand from a historical point of view the role of Mecca in the so-called radicalization of Islam in Africa south of the Sahara.
Plan de classement
Religions universelles [112RELIG] ; Sciences politiques [114SCIPO]
Descripteurs
ANTHROPOLOGIE RELIGIEUSE ; ISLAM ; MIGRATION ; HISTOIRE ; IDEOLOGIE ; DIFFUSION ; PELERINAGE ; RADICALISME
Description Géographique
AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE ; NIGERIA
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010072103]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010072103
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