A Spirit of Tolerance

{{Short description|Book by Amadou Hampâté Bâ}}

{{Infobox book|

| name = A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar

| title_orig = Vie en enseignement de Tierno Bokar, le sage de Bandiagara

| translator = Jane Casewit

| image = File:Spirit of tolerance.jpg

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| author = Amadou Hampate Ba

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Biography

| publisher = World Wisdom

| release_date = 2008

| media_type = Print (Hardback and Paperback)

| pages = 260 pages

| isbn = 978-1-933316-47-5

| dewey = 297.4092 B 22

| congress = BP80.T54 .B313 2008

| oclc = 172569380

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A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar is the English translation of Amadou Hampate Ba's book {{Lang|fr|Vie en enseignement de Tierno Bokar, le sage de Bandiagara}} (The Life and Education of Tierno Bokar, the Sage of Bandiagara), originally written in French. This book describes the life of Tierno Bokar, a Malian Sufi who preached a message of religious tolerance.{{Cite journal |last=Diagne |first=Souleymane Bachir |date=2020 |title=Theology and Philosophy of Pluralism |journal=Review of Middle East Studies |volume=54 |issue=2 |pages=289–293 |doi=10.1017/rms.2021.23}} It was adapted into a play directed by Peter Brook titled Tierno Bokar.{{Cite news |last=Croyden |first=Margaret |date=2005 |title=The African Connection |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hft&AN=509784523&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-08-11 |work=American Theatre |pages=30–73 |via=EBSCOHost |volume=22 |issue=4}}