Heaton Decolonising the Hajj

The pilgrimage from Nigeria to Mecca under empire and independence
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6261-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, Band 208, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Imperialism

This book recounts the effects of British colonial rule and decolonization on the transformation of the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) from Nigeria over the course of the twentieth century. In so doing, it incorporates Nigeria into broader historical understanding of one of the most important transnational processes in the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heaton, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Colonising and decolonising the pilgrimage to Mecca from Nigeria

Part I – Colonising the Hajj

1 Colonial ideology and the Nigerian pilgrimage, 1907-26
2 Power, patronage, and privilege: the 1921 Hajj of Muhammadu Dikko, Emir of Katsina
3 Regulating the overland route: Sudanese reforms and the Nigerian Pilgrimage Scheme, 1926-45

Part II – Decolonising the Hajj

4 Sir Alhaji Ahmadu Bello and the politics of pilgrimage in Northern Nigeria, 1954-63
5 Corruption, commerce, and control: the business of pilgrimage administration
6 Cracks in the road: citizenship, nationality, and the rise of the air Hajj

Conclusion: Legacies of colonisation and decolonisation on the post-colonial Hajj

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew M. Heaton is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Virginia Tech