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The British, The ‘Ulamâ’, and Popular Islam in the Early Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

John O. Voll
John O. Voll
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University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
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The power of traditional popular Islam in the modern world is difficult to assess. At times, however, developments provide at least an indirect means of evaluation for specific Muslim populations. One such experience is provided by the relations of the British with the ‘Ulamâ’ in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan during the early years of the Condominium. These relations also provide a case study of British imperial attitudes toward Islam.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , July 1971 , pp. 212 - 218
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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