Table of Contents

1. The archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: an introduction; 2. Aksum to Adal: Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; 3. The Nilotic Sudan; 4. The Eastern African Coast and offshore islands; 5. The Western Sahel; 6. The Central Sudan; 7. The West African Sudan and Forest; 8. The African interior: Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa; 9. Conclusions.

Promotional Information

The first comprehensive study of the impact of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa from Muhammed onwards.

About the Author

TIMOTHY INSOLL is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Art History and Archaeology of the University of Manchester.

Reviews

'... an enormously useful book ... regional differences in approach and data availability are clear ... One of the books strengths is that Insoll provides much background information for the advent of Islam in Africa and for the context of Muslim societies there ... Insoll's thematic and continental synthesis is a stimulating pleasure to read and will long remain a valuable work of reference.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal '... Insoll's thematic and continental synthesis is a stimulating pleasure to read and will long remain a valuable work of reference.' Cambridge Archaeological Journal 'This is a book long overdue.' Antiquity 'It is a massive compendium of facts, sites and published opinions ... This is a useful book that helps to understand the wider picture of Islam in Africa.' Journal of African History 'Sub-Saharan Africa is a vast area, incorporating an incredible amount of cultural diversity and encompassing a myriad of material expressions, and this volume captures that diversity.' Journal of African Archaeology