Roaming about for God's sake: The upsurge of the Tablīgh Jamā'at in the Gambia

Journal of Religion in Africa

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 450-481

  Janson, Marloes ^a  

^a International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM)   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34548609476     PISSN: 00224200     EISSN: 15700666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006605774832199     Document Type: Article

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