Alex Thurston
Biographic Data
| ID | 3826256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Thurston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Thurston |
| SIGNATURE | THURSTON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Military coups, jihadism and insecurity in the Central Sahel
Negotiating Secularism in the Sahel
French-style secularism or laïcité is part of the constitutional order and the elite political culture in most of the Sahel. Yet in this region, laïcité—sometimes defined as the effort to protect the state from religion, as opposed to the American style of protecting religion from the state—does not entail complete aloofness on the part of the state. Rather, Sahelian laïcité has tended to involve: (i) state regulation of religion; (ii) strategic …
Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa, written by Roman Loimeier
Nigeria’s Mainstream Salafis between Boko Haram and the State
This article examines northern Nigeria’s mainstream Salafis – figures who advocate exclusive, literalist, exoterically-minded readings of scripture, but who oppose the violence of the fringe Salafi sect Boko Haram. The article argues that the emergence of Boko Haram has placed mainstream Salafis in a complicated position vis-à-vis both Salafi-leaning audiences and the state. In the face of accusations by state and society that all Salafis are con…
Mauritania’s Islamists
Abubakar Gumi’s al-Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharīa
Al-͑Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharī͑a, published by the Nigerian scholar Abubakar Gumi in 1972, caused controversy within the Northern Nigerian Muslim community due to the book’s fierce attacks on Sufi beliefs and practices. Building on previous analyses of the text that address its role within theological debates in West Africa, this article situates al Aqida al Sahiha with regard to global intellectual currents in Salafism, a loose moveme…
Nigeria’s Mainstream Salafis between Boko Haram and the State
This article examines northern Nigeria’s mainstream Salafis – figures who advocate exclusive, literalist, exoterically-minded readings of scripture, but who oppose the violence of the fringe Salafi sect Boko Haram. The article argues that the emergence of Boko Haram has placed mainstream Salafis in a complicated position vis-à-vis both Salafi-leaning audiences and the state. In the face of accusations by state and society that all Salafis are con…
Military coups, jihadism and insecurity in the Central Sahel
Abubakar Gumi’s al-Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharīa
Al-͑Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharī͑a, published by the Nigerian scholar Abubakar Gumi in 1972, caused controversy within the Northern Nigerian Muslim community due to the book’s fierce attacks on Sufi beliefs and practices. Building on previous analyses of the text that address its role within theological debates in West Africa, this article situates al Aqida al Sahiha with regard to global intellectual currents in Salafism, a loose moveme…
Abubakar Gumi’s al-Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharīa
Al-͑Aqīda al-Ṣaḥīḥa bi-Muwāfaqat al-Sharī͑a, published by the Nigerian scholar Abubakar Gumi in 1972, caused controversy within the Northern Nigerian Muslim community due to the book’s fierce attacks on Sufi beliefs and practices. Building on previous analyses of the text that address its role within theological debates in West Africa, this article situates al Aqida al Sahiha with regard to global intellectual currents in Salafism, a loose moveme…
Mauritania’s Islamists
Nigeria’s Mainstream Salafis between Boko Haram and the State
This article examines northern Nigeria’s mainstream Salafis – figures who advocate exclusive, literalist, exoterically-minded readings of scripture, but who oppose the violence of the fringe Salafi sect Boko Haram. The article argues that the emergence of Boko Haram has placed mainstream Salafis in a complicated position vis-à-vis both Salafi-leaning audiences and the state. In the face of accusations by state and society that all Salafis are con…
Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa, written by Roman Loimeier
Negotiating Secularism in the Sahel
French-style secularism or laïcité is part of the constitutional order and the elite political culture in most of the Sahel. Yet in this region, laïcité—sometimes defined as the effort to protect the state from religion, as opposed to the American style of protecting religion from the state—does not entail complete aloofness on the part of the state. Rather, Sahelian laïcité has tended to involve: (i) state regulation of religion; (ii) strategic …
Military coups, jihadism and insecurity in the Central Sahel
Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · African Studies and Geopolitics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · African studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)