The Jakhanke

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The Jakhanke is written by Lamin O. Sanneh and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0429943911 (ISBN 10) and 9780429943911 (ISBN 13).

When originally published in 1979, this was the first comprehensive study of the Jakhanke in any language. Despite the 19th ambience of jihad, the Jakhanke maintined their tradition of consistent pacifism and political neutrality which is unique in Muslim Black Africa. Drawing on histories, interviews, and colonial reports the book traces the details of the Jakhanke pilgrimages and analyses important themes such as their system of education, their function as dream-interpreters and amulet-makers and finally the dependence of their way of life on the institution of slavery.