Introduction to Travelling Islam

Islamic Africa, vol. 14, pp. 1–4

Abstract

At the core of this special issue, Travelling Islam: The Circulation of Ideas in Africa, lies the editors’ fascination with the circulation of ideas by means of African languages, texts and people in and from Islamic Africa. It draws inspiration from a previous work on “Travelling Texts Beyond the West,” co-edited by Clarissa Vierke and Annachiara Raia. Further input has been provided by a workshop organised in 2020 with the generous support of lucis (Leiden University Centre of Islam in Society) and in cooperation with colleagues from the African Studies Centre Leiden, its collaborative research group ‘Africa in the World: Rethinking Africa’s Global Connections,’ and the neh Ajami Project.

Authors 4

1. Annachiara Raia Aachen African Studies Centre - Centre for the Arts in Society

   Leiden University · African Studies Centre

   Affiliation as printed

   African Studies Centre - Centre for the Arts in Society, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

2. Fallou Ngom

   Boston University

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Anthropology, Boston University, Boston, USA

3. Mayke Kaag Aachen African Studies Centre Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

   Leiden University · University of Amsterdam · African Studies Centre

   Affiliation as printed

   African Studies Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, and the Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4. Maarten Kossmann Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands