The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast : Muslim Cosmopolitans in the British Empire.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (361 pages)
Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Note on Maps -- Note on Terminology and Spelling -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Preparing the Way in the Gold Coast -- 1 The Hausa Force and the Religious Marketplace in the Fante States -- 2 Binyameen Sam's Fante Muslim Community -- Part II. Ahmadiyya Genesis and Expansion to London and Lagos -- 3 The Genesis of the Ahmadiyya in British India -- 4 Ahmadiyya Expansion to London and Lagos -- Part III. Ahmadiyya Arrival and Consolidation in the Gold Coast -- 5 Ahmadiyya Arrival in the Gold Coast -- 6 Ahmadiyya Consolidation in the Gold Coast -- 7 Ahmadiyya Expansion to Asante -- 8 Ahmadiyya Expansion to Wa -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
This is a global story of religious engagement, modernity, and cultural transformations arising at the dawn of independence.