10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAHDIST»
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Mahdist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Mahdist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Formation of the Sudanese
Mahdist State: Ceremony and ...
This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony.
2
The Public Treasury of the Muslims: Monthly Budgets of the ...
This book offers a unique insight into the organisation of the Public Treasury of the Mahdist state in the Sudan and particularly the budgets of the Treasury, the items of revenue and expenditure, and the accountancy system.
Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Shouk, Anders John Bjørkelo, 1996
3
A Biographical Dictionary of the Sudan
Ahmad al-Hajj Hamad Hasab Allah ( -1908), Mirafabi religious notable of Berber
where he studied Islamic law under Shaikh Muhammad al-Khair 'Abd Allah ; after
the Mahdist occupation of Berber in 1884, he was appointed a judge ; in this ...
Richard Leslie Hill, 1967
4
The Oxford History of Islam
The coming of the mahdi in the “Last Days” is most frequently identified with
Shiite eschatology, but throughout Islamic history there have been been Sunni
mahdist movements as well. The best-known modern mahdist movement began
in the ...
5
Darfur's Sorrow: The Forgotten History of a Humanitarian ...
Kapteijns, Mahdist faith, 77–81, 88–94. 28. Ibid., 88–92; Kapteijns and Spaulding
, After the millennium, 205–06. 29. Musa al-Mubarak, Tarikh Dar Fur, 155–69;
Kapteijns, Mahdist faith, 84– 88; Holt, The Mahdist state, 157–59; Kapteijns and ...
6
Sahara and Sudan: Kawar, Bornu, Kanem, Borku, Enned:
Although the Turco-Egyptian regime held the plains, the Fur areas firmly adhered
to the sultans.1 The Fur, at least, were still resisting in 1881 when the Mahdist
revolt broke out in the Sudan. Slatin, Governor of Darfur, had to contend with a ...
7
The Cambridge History of Africa
However, Na'um Shuqayr [1903] drew heavily upon local Sudanese knowledge
and on captured Mahdist documents for his account of the late Turkiyya and the
early career of the Mahdi. His material on the Mahdi has been summarised in ...
J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver, 1985
8
The Ecology of Survival: Case Studies from Northeast African ...
The army in the east in 1887-9 contained the largest collection of slave soldiers
ever fielded by the Mahdist state in a single campaign.33 Second, by 1888 a
number of peoples of the western Sudan were subject to the policy of tahjir -
forced ...
Douglas Hamilton Johnson, David M. Anderson, 1988
9
A History of Africa: African societies and the establishment ...
Mahdist. Revolution. in. the. Sudan,. 1881-5. The Sudan was part of the Egyptian
Empire, having been invaded and conquered by Muhammad Ali's army in 1820.
By uniting many different ethnic communities and political units, he created a ...
10
Short-cut to Decay: The Case of the Sudan
The rallying call for all the discontent was provided by the Mahdist vision of
Islamic religion. Across the multiplicity of ethnic groups, Islam provided the
ideology of the revolution. Five years of mobilization and military encounters
ended by the ...
Terje Tvedt, Raphael K. Badal, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAHDIST»
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Mahdist is used in the context of the following news items.
Between the mystic and the oppressed: Hammour Ziada's world …
Set in 19th century Mahdist Sudan, “The Longing of the Dervish” draws heavily on the historical and spiritual symbolism of an important era of ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
Obama's ultimatums to Putin fall on deaf ears
... of Iran to possess nuclear weapons atop ballistic missiles, but then neither will offer to work together to contain the Mahdist threat. Most darkly ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
The Antiques: Artistry, Business and Heritage
... the china plate which sells for SDG 400-700, the leather wallet for girls and the Mahdist Jallabiyah (garment) of similar front and rear sides. «Sudan Vision, Jul 15»
The Antiques - Artistry, Business & Heritage
... the china plate which sells for SDG 400-700, the leather wallet for girls and the Mahdist Jallabiyah (garment) of similar front and rear sides. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Sultan Ali Dinar Palace to Restore Radiance and Luminosity on …
He joined the Mahdist Revolution and began spreading its principles during the reign of Khalifa Abdullah al Ta'ayshi and joined his forces. «Sudan Vision, Jun 15»
Iraq may not have the will to survive – and that's not even the biggest …
Isis emerged from the collapse of America's brittle imperium in Iraq, just as the Mahdist jihad arose from the collapse of Egyptian power in the ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
[Cover of Kamran Rastegar, "Surviving Images: Cinema, War, and …
Next, I explore the colonial context more carefully through a discussion of the Mahdist revolt and its representation in the narrative of The Four ... «Jadaliyya, May 15»
Ethiopia's AU Grand Strategy
Ethiopia, as Richard Pankhurst details, was at war with British, Egyptian, Mahdist, and Italian expansionism between 1868 and 1896. In 1896 ... «The Reporter, May 15»
Meet the six contenders for prestigious 2015 International Prize for …
In 19th-century Sudan, in the city of Omdurman, the end of the Mahdist War is near and a slave has been set free, but he is bent on revenge. «The National, May 15»
EU Statement on Sudan Elections
... Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881–99) in the Sudan. «Sudan Vision, Apr 15»
