This article explores how the Nigerien intellectual and politician Boubou Hama (1906/09–1982) represented the relationship between Islamic and “traditional” educational ideals. Based on an understanding that Islamic education was closely linked to the historical dissemination and establishment of Islam, Hama advanced a particular interpretation of the reception and circulation of Muslim knowledge in West Africa. He argued that, first, the presence of Islam should be understood in its African historical context; second, that the foundations of African culture were equally “traditional” and Islamic; and third, that the forms of education that had shaped such culture could be used as the basis for a political plan of development. By doing so, Hama asserted that just as Islam was crucial to the continent’s history, it was a central part of Africa’s engagement with the wider world.

本文探讨了尼日尔知识分子和政治家布布·哈马（1906 / 09–1982）如何代表伊斯兰教和“传统”教育理想之间的关系。基于对伊斯兰教育与伊斯兰的历史传播和建立紧密联系的理解，哈马提出了对西非穆斯林知识的接受和传播的特殊解释。他认为，首先，应在非洲的历史背景下了解伊斯兰的存在；其次，非洲文化的基础同样是“传统的”和伊斯兰的；第三，形成这种文化的教育形式可以用作政治发展计划的基础。这样做，哈玛断言，正如伊斯兰教对非洲大陆的历史至关重要一样，