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Overtly Muslim, covertly Boni : competing calls of religious allegiance on the Kenyan coast /
This volume explores the way of life of the Boni community, a hunter-gatherer people that straddle the Kenya/Somali border in East Africa. The Boni converted to Islam some fifty years ago and the reasons for this, both internal and external to the community, are identified. The book argues that form...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2006.
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| Colección: | Studies on religion in Africa ;
29. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover13;
- Copyright13;
- Contents13;
- Illustrations, Maps and Tables13;
- Glossary13;
- Preface
- Introduction13;
- Chapter One: The Academic Framework13;
- Chapter Two: Bargoni13;
- Chapter Three: The Coming of Islam to Bargoni13;
- Chapter Four: Religious Activity in the Bush13;
- Chapter Five: Islam in the Public Sphere in Bargoni13;
- Chapter Six: Religious Activity at the Homestead Level13;
- Chapter Seven: Conclusion13;
- Epilogue13;
- Appendix One: Documentation and Map Pertaining to Land Allocation in the Bargoni Area
- Appendix Two: Trees, Shrubs and Plants used for Religious/Medicinal Purposes
- Appendix Three13;
- Bibliography13;
- Index13.