Islam and Chieftaincy Institution in the Sokoto Caliphate
Date
2010
Authors
Adegoke, K.A.
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Publisher
Obafemi Awolowo University in conjunction with Centre for Black Arts and African Civilization (CBAAC)
Abstract
There is no doubt that religion has an extraordinary power to influence the chieftaincy institution in the African society
as it serves as a vital means of shaping and moulding the lives of people within a society. This paper examines the
religion of Islam and the chieftaincy institution in the Sokoto Caliphate. The purpose is to see what elements of
influence and impact that Islam has on the chieftaincy institution in the Sokoto Caliphate. The various influences
and impacts of Islam on chieftaincy matters and institutions would help to determine the level of inter-relationship
between Islam and the Sokoto Caliphate on chieftaincy matters. Our study would take us through the advent of
Islam in the Sokoto Caliphate and give a historical sketch of the chieftaincy institution in the Caliphate. It would also
take us through the religio-political Emirate-type of chiefs and title holders in the Sokoto Caliphate. Our conclusion
would take the form of an application of the discovered levels of religio-political civil interaction of Islam and the
chieftaincy institution to the Sokoto Caliphate context.
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Staff publications
Keywords
Emirate , Sokoto Caliphate , Chieftaincy Institution , Islamic education , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Religion/Theology::Islamology
Citation
Adegoke, K. A. (2010). Islam and Chieftaincy Institution in the Sokoto Caliphate" in Babawale, T., Adesoji, B. & Alao, A. (eds.), The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University in conjunction with Centre for Black Arts and African Civilization (CBAAC) , 311-321.