Sufi Mystics of the Niger Desert : Sidi Mahmud and the Hermits of Ar

A study of the life of Sidi Mahmud al-Baghdadi, who is believed to have introduced new doctrines of Oriental Sufism into the Air Massif during the 16th century. His teachings are still important for contemporary Islam in the Niger Republic which is a bridge between the Arab world and the Muslim states of the African Sahel.