GEOG 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pew Research Center, Sub-Saharan Africa, Animism
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Compare the introduction and spread of islam to the introduction and spread of christianity in. Muslims and christians have historically struggled against each other for years, especially in northeastern africa. The islamic religion started to advance in sub-saharan africa. The first muslim state to emerge was the kingdom of tokolor in 1050. The countries of ghana and mali also converted to muslim a short time after. Mande-speaking traders, the religion gradually spread to more areas of west africa. However, many individuals still stayed committed to animism. Islam made progression in spreading slowly but surely, and today most of the sahel practice orthodox islam. Traveling into the southern region muslims and christians are mixed, yet both of their numbers continue to grow (rowntree, lewis, price, wyckoff 123). The first sign of christianity in sub-saharan africa was first in northeastern africa. The earliest conversion, not being from inside the roman empire, took place in the kingdoms of.
