The Izala Movement in Nigeria

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The Izala Movement in Nigeria is written by Ramzi Ben Amara and published by Göttingen University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3863954602 (ISBN 10) and 9783863954604 (ISBN 13).

On the basis on solid fieldwork in northern Nigeria including participant observation, interviews with Izala, Sufis, and religion experts, and collection of unpublished material related to Izala, three aspects of the development of Izala past and present are analysed: its split, its relationship to Sufis, and its perception of sharīʿa re-implementation. “Field Theory” of Pierre Bourdieu, “Religious Market Theory” of Rodney Start, and “Modes of Religiosity Theory” of Harvey Whitehouse are theoretical tools of understanding the religious landscape of northern Nigeria and the dynamics of Islamic movements and groups.