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The British, The ‘Ulamâ’, and Popular Islam in the Early Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 January 2009
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The power of traditional popular Islam in the modern world is difficult to assess. At times, however, developments provide at least an indirect means of evaluation for specific Muslim populations. One such experience is provided by the relations of the British with the ‘Ulamâ’ in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan during the early years of the Condominium. These relations also provide a case study of British imperial attitudes toward Islam.
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