Permanent Pilgrims : The Role of Pilgrimage in the Lives of West African Muslims in Sudan / C. Bawa Yamba

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Series; International African library. Physical description; 237 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents;Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The history of West African migration to Sudan -- Chapter 3 The rural dwellers: moral virtues, secular constraints -- Chapter 4 The urban dwellers: landlords, clients, fakis and beggars -- Chapter 5 The Islamic pilgrimage and the West African subculture in Sudan -- Chapter 6 Divine design and its consequences for the achievement of pilgrimage in this life -- Chapter 7 The pilgrimage as a paradigm for life -- Appendix I: In the field -- Appendix II: Some brief biographical notes on the key informants quoted in the test -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index. Subjects; African Studies. HISTORY / Africa / General. Hausa (African people) Sudan. Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages Africa, West.