Influência islâmica no litoral de Cabo Delgado: o caso da educação islâmica na Ilha do Ibo

Abstract

The present work is entitled “the Islamic influence on the coast of Cabo Delgado: the case of Islamic education on the island of Ibo. Its main objective is to provide some basis for understanding the process of Islamic education in madrassas, mosques and its influence on initiation rites and marriages in this community. This work is divided into five chapters. In the introductory chapter the objectives, justification and methodology used are presented. The second chapter presents some geographic and human aspects of the region in general and of the island of Ibo in particular. The third chapter addresses general economic issues. The historical presentation is made in the fourth chapter, through the analysis of the historical aspects related to the Islamic presence on the east coast of Africa and in particular on the Mozambican coast. The fifth and final chapter analyzes the Islamic influence on initiation rites and marriages. Here we only intend to present some aspects of the Islamic influence in these two processes (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)