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Decolonising the Hajj: The Pilgrimage from Nigeria to Mecca Under Empire and Independence

Decolonising the Hajj: The Pilgrimage from Nigeria to Mecca Under Empire and Independence

Heaton, Matthew

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Imperialism, Book 208

African HistoryIslamGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1526162601
ISBN13: 9781526162601
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Published: May 23 2023
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Muslims from the region that is now Nigeria have been undertaking the Hajj for hundreds of years. But the process of completing the pilgrimage changed dramatically in the twentieth century as state governments became heavily involved in its organization and management. Under British colonial rule, a minimalist approach to pilgrimage control facilitated the journeys of many thousands of mostly overland pilgrims. Decolonization produced new political contexts, with nationalist politicians taking a more proactive approach to pilgrimage management for both domestic and international reasons. The Hajj, which had previously been a life-altering journey undertaken slowly and incrementally over years, became a shorter, safer, trip characterized by round trip plane rides. In examining the transformation of the Nigerian Hajj, this book demonstrates how the Hajj became ever more intertwined with Nigerian politics and governance as the country moved from empire to independence.

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