Randall L. Pouwels is a professor of African history at the University of Central Arkansas.
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The History of Islam in Africa
Edited by Nehemia Levtzion and Randall L. Pouwels
The history of the Islamic faith on the continent of Africa spans fourteen centuries. For the first time in a single volume, The History of Islam in Africa presents a detailed historic mapping of the cultural, political, geographic, and religious past of this significant presence on a continent-wide scale. Bringing together two dozen leading scholars, this comprehensive work treats the historical development of the religion in each major region and examines its effects.Without
