Generational Changes, Political Stagnation, and the Evolving Dynamics of Religion and Politics in Senegal

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ID3751098
AutoresLeonardo A Villalon (0000-0003-4464-4812, autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen46
Número3
Páginas129-147
Fecha de publicación1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrica Today (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978
EditorialIndiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/at.2003.0106
OpenAlexW4247752336
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas41
Referencias citadas11

Religious institutions, in the form of Muslim Sufi orders, have been an integral feature of Senegal's stable and relatively democratic socio-political system. Over the course of the 1990s, this system has experienced strains due to two factors: generational changes and a crisis of legitimacy of the political system. This has resulted in three potentially significant types of phenomena: 1) the growing (though still limited) appeal of reformist Islamic ideology; 2) contestatory movements for leadership of the orders; and 3) succession struggles within religious families. This article examines these three trends by means of a discussion of the Muslim students' movement at the University Cheikh An-ta Diop de Dakar, the Hizbut-Tarqiyyah movement in the Mouride Order, and the Moustarchidine movement which has resulted in a schism in the Sy Tijan family. While the socio-political system remains well in place, its evolution is likely to be shaped by these dynamics

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