Beschreibung
A sweeping and authoritative historical narrative, Caravans of Faith: Islam's 1,300-Year Journey Across the Sahel offers readers a profound look at the intersection of religion, commerce, and statecraft in West Africa. Edited by Hichem Karoui and the GEW Social Sciences Group, this book explores how the Sahel-the vast ecological corridor between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah-became a vibrant crucible of Islamic civilization.