Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustration
- Acknowledgement
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 Sociopolitical Change, Islamic Reform, and Sufism in West Africa
- 2 Conflict and Colonization: a New Generation of Sufi Reformers
- 3 The Construction of the Murid Synthesis: Perceptions of Amadu Bamba and Maam Cerno
- 4 Translating the Murid Mission: the Founding of Darou Mousty
- 5 Symbiosis: Colonization and Murid Modernity
- 6 Murid Taalibe: Historical Narratives and Identity
- Conclusion: Murid Historical Identity
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
5 - Symbiosis: Colonization and Murid Modernity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustration
- Acknowledgement
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 Sociopolitical Change, Islamic Reform, and Sufism in West Africa
- 2 Conflict and Colonization: a New Generation of Sufi Reformers
- 3 The Construction of the Murid Synthesis: Perceptions of Amadu Bamba and Maam Cerno
- 4 Translating the Murid Mission: the Founding of Darou Mousty
- 5 Symbiosis: Colonization and Murid Modernity
- 6 Murid Taalibe: Historical Narratives and Identity
- Conclusion: Murid Historical Identity
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Summary
Introduction
In the era following World War I, Darou Mousty continued to grow and to enjoy a good deal of relative prosperity. Maam Cerno further strengthened his position as the Murid leader of Cayor while the town became an even more attractive location for immigrants. Considering all of the satellite villages that Maam Cerno created near Darou Mousty and the agricultural production of the region, it could be argued that Maam Cerno had effectively created a sphere in which Murid modernization could take place. After World War I, Darou Mousty was transformed from a Murid settlement into the Murid center of Cayor. The town and its leader thus became involved, whether unwittingly or not, in larger religious, economic, and political issues within the colony of Senegal. Similarly, after 1918, there was a change in French policies and attitudes toward the Murid order. This change would offer new opportunities and new challenges from the direction of French efforts toward modernization in the interior of Senegal. A spirit of cooperation, particularly in economic and political matters, began to replace French fear and suspicion of the Murids. In fact, during the period following World War I, we can see the maturation of a symbiotic relationship between Murid and French modernization efforts resulting in a discernable impact upon Murid notions of modernity.
After the death of Amadu Bamba in 1927 and the ascension of his eldest son, Muhammadu Moustapha, as the first khalifah-général of the order, Maam Cerno continued to lead Darou Mousty.
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- Sufism and Jihad in Modern SenegalThe Murid Order, pp. 136 - 164Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2007