The Khōjā of Tanzania : discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity /

The Kho¿¿ja¿¿ of Tanzania, Discontinuities of a Postcolonial Religious Identity attempts to reconstruct the development of Kho¿¿ja¿¿ religious identity from their arrival to the Swahili coast in the late 18th century until the turn of the 21st century. This multidisciplinary study incorporates Gujar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Akhtar, Iqbal, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2016.
Colección:Studies on religion in Africa ; v. 43.
Temas:
Shīʻah > Tanzania > History.
Islam > Tanzania > Customs and practices.
Islam > Tanzania > Colonial influence.
Muslims > Tanzania.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam > Customs and practices
Muslims
Shīʻah
Tanzania > Religious life and customs.
Tanzania
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 Geneaology: The Origins of the Khōjā
  • 2 The African Khōjā: From the Colonial Period to the Present
  • 3 The Evolution of Khōjā Political Power: Religious Citizenship
  • 4 The Khōjā Language: Quranic Gujarati
  • 5 Khōjā Religious Texts: The Dōʼāōnō Majmūʼō
  • 6 Ritual Space: Khōjā Shrines
  • 7 The Body: The Khōjā Adoption of the Veil
  • Conclusion
  • Lexicon
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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