浅析非洲伊斯兰教与欧洲殖民主义的关系

An Initial Analysis of the Relationship between African Islam and European Colonialism

非洲伊斯兰教系伊斯兰教传入非洲大陆之后同当地传统宗教文化长期碰撞与融合的产物,带有鲜明非洲特色。长期以来,非洲伊斯兰教与殖民主义的关系问题一直是学术界研究的热点之一。面对欧洲殖民主义的入侵,非洲伊斯兰教进行了顽强抵抗或非暴力抗争,在武力抵抗失败后一些穆斯林领导人选择同殖民主义者合作以求得生存与发展。殖民主义者的"间接统治"或"同化"政策,对非洲伊斯兰教产生了深远的影响。因此,二者关系十分复杂,不能简化为"对抗"或"合作",而应具体分析。

African Islam is the product of the introduction of Islam into Africa and its mixture with the indigenous religions and cultures over the centuries, which has prominent features of its own.For a long time, the relationship between African Islam and colonialism has been a'hot spot' of academic studies. Faced with the invasion of European colonialism, African Islam resisted persistently and engaged in nonviolent struggles. When armed resistance failed, some Muslim leaders chose to cooperate with colonialists for survival and development. The 'Indirect Rule' or'assimilation' policy of colonialists has had profound impact on African Islam. Therefore, the relationship between them is very complicated, and cannot be simplified as 'confrontation' or'cooperation'. Instead, such a relationship should be studied case by case.