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International Networks of a Trading Diaspora: The Mourides of Senegal Abroad

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dc.contributor.author Ebin, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned 2010-06-24T19:12:33Z
dc.date.available 2010-06-24T19:12:33Z
dc.date.issued 1995 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5879
dc.description.abstract "This paper explores questions of identity among Senegalese immigrants who belong to the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mourides. Within the past two decades, these Sufis have abandoned an agricultural way of life in the rural regions of Senegal to enter the world of international trade. Throughout the brotherhood's expansion from the countryside to urban employment and now to international migration, the Mourides have maintained a strong identity and highly centralized organization which has extended to new communities outside Senegal and continues to attract converts, both Senegalese and non-Senegalese. This paper examines how throughout major relocations in place and in occupational focus, the Mourides have retained their specific identity and world view and strong sense of community." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.publisher ORSTOM en_US
dc.relation.ispartof La Ville à Guichets Fermés: Itinéraires, Réseaux et Insertion Urbaine en_US
dc.subject migration en_US
dc.subject international trade en_US
dc.subject social organization en_US
dc.subject networks en_US
dc.title International Networks of a Trading Diaspora: The Mourides of Senegal Abroad en_US
dc.type Book Chapter en_US
dc.type.published unpublished en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Africa en_US
dc.coverage.country Senegal en_US
dc.subject.sector Social Organization en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 323-336 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpubloc Paris en_US


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