• Introduction - patterns of Islamization and varieties of religious experience, N. Levtzion and R.L. Pouwels. Part 1 The gateways: Egypt and North Africa, Peter von Sivers; the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, M.N. Pearson. Part 2 West Africa: Islam in the Bilad al-Sudan to 1800, N. Levtzion; the Juula and the expansion of Islam into the forest, Ivor Wilks; the Eastern Sudan to 1822, Jay Spaulding; revolutions in the Western Sudan, David Robinson; the Eastern Sudan, 1822 to the present, John O. Voll; Islam in Africa under French colonial rule, Jean-Louis Triaud; Islam in West Africa - radicalism and the new ethic of disagreement, 1960-1990, Lansine Kaba; religious pluralisms in Nothern Nigeria, William F.S. Miles. Part 3 Eastern and Southern Africa: Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, Lidwien Kapteijns; the East African coast, c.780 to 1900ce, R.L. Pouwels; the coastal Hinterland and interior of East Africa, David C. Sperling and Jose H. Kagabo; East Central Africa, Edward A. Alpers; Islam in South Africa, 1652-1998, Robert C.-H. Shell; radicalism and reform in East Africa, Abdin Chande. Part 4 Islamic ways of life: Islamic law in Africa, Allan Christelow; Muslim women in African history, Roberta Ann Dunbar; Islamic education and scholarship in sub-Saharan Africa, Stefan Reichmuth; Sufi brotherhoods in Africa, Knut Viko; prayer, amulets and healing, David Owusu-Ansah; Islamic art and material culture in Africa, Rene Bravmann; Islamic literature in Africa, Kenneth W. Harrow; music and Islam, Eric Charry.

... by far the most complete attempt at covering the history of Islam in Africa up to the present ... There can be no doubt that this volume will become a standard textbook for undergraduates and a frequent reference work for scholars.