| For Love of the Prophet: An Ethnography of Sudan''s Islamic State Subjects: Islam and state -- Sudan; Islam -- Sudan; Islam and politics -- Sudan; Sudan -- Politics and government -- 1985–; Islamic law -- Sudan; For some, the idea of an Islamic state serves to fulfill aspirations for cultural sovereignty and new forms of ethical political practice. For others, it violates the proper domains of both religion and politics. Yet, while there has been much discussion of the idea and ideals of the Islamic state, its possibilities and impossibilities, surprisingly little has been written about how this political formation is lived. For Love of the Prophet looks at the Republic of Sudan's twenty-five-year experiment with Islamic statehood. Focusing not on state institutions, but rather on the daily life that goes on in their shadows, Noah Salomon's careful ethnography examines the lasting effects of state Islamization on Sudanese society through a study of the individuals and organizations working in its midst. Noah Salomon is assistant professor of religion at Carleton College. |