The Formation of the Sudanese Mahdist State: Ceremony and Symbols of ... - Kim Searcy - Google Books

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This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on how the Mahdi and his second-in-command and ultimate…