Book contents
- Islam in a Zongo
- The International African Library
- Islam in a Zongo
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- A note on style
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 A history of Muslim presence in Asante
- 2 Muslim presence and zongos in Asante
- 3 Those who pray together
- 4 Speaking for Islam
- 5 ‘Bōkā’
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Other sources
- Index
- Titles in the Series
2 - Muslim presence and zongos in Asante
The current state
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2021
- Islam in a Zongo
- The International African Library
- Islam in a Zongo
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- A note on style
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 A history of Muslim presence in Asante
- 2 Muslim presence and zongos in Asante
- 3 Those who pray together
- 4 Speaking for Islam
- 5 ‘Bōkā’
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Other sources
- Index
- Titles in the Series
Summary
Chapter 2 depicts the current situation of Muslims in Asante. I briefly summarise the historical developments since the early 2000s and discuss the demographics of the Muslim minority in Asante. I describe zongos as wards of strangers and Muslim communities and narrate the history of one of these wards in detail, thereby introducing Kokote Zongo, the main site of my fieldwork and ethnography, and I offer a bird’s-eye view of its social structure. I conclude the chapter with two accounts of how people in this ward cope and live with poverty. As I argue, the history and social dynamics of these wards matter to the ways in which the people there live their religion.
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- Islam in a ZongoMuslim Lifeworlds in Asante, Ghana, pp. 68 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021