The Edge of Islam : Power, Personhood, and Ethnoreligious Boundaries on the Kenya Coast /

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In this theoretically rich exploration of ethnic and religious tensions, Janet McIntosh demonstrates how the relationship between two ethnic groups in the bustling Kenyan town of Malindi is reflected in and shaped by the different ways the two groups relate to Islam. While Swahili and Giriama people...

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Autor principal: McIntosh, Janet (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2009]
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection : 33
Temas:
Ethnic conflict > Kenya > Malindi > Religious aspects.
Giryama (African people) > Kenya > Malindi > Religion.
Giryama (African people) > Kenya > Malindi > Social life and customs.
Muslims > Kenya > Malindi.
Swahili-speaking peoples > Kenya > Malindi > Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTE ON LANGUAGE
  • INTRODUCTION The Edge of Islam
  • CHAPTER 1 Origin Stories: The Rise of Ethnic Boundaries on the Coast
  • CHAPTER 2 Blood Money in Motion: Profit, Personhood, and the Jini Narratives
  • CHAPTER 3 Toxic Bodies and Intentional Minds: Hegemony and Ideology in Giriama Conversion Experiences
  • CHAPTER 4 Rethinking Syncretism: Religious Pluralism and Code Choice in a Context of Ethnoreligious Tension
  • CHAPTER 5 Divination and Madness: The Powers and Dangers of Arabic
  • EPILOGUE
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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