Morality at the Margins : Youth, Language, and Islam in Coastal Kenya /

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What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hillewaert, Sarah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2020.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Swahili language.
Social conditions.
Social change.
Nonverbal communication.
Muslim youth > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Communication non verbale > Kenya > Lamu (Île)
Swahili (Langue) > Kenya > Lamu (Île)
Jeunesse musulmane > Kenya > Lamu (Île) > Conditions sociales > 21e siecle.
Nonverbal communication > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Swahili language > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Social change > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Muslim youth > Kenya > Lamu Island > Social conditions > 21st century.
Kenya > Lamu Island.
Lamu (Kenya : Île) > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
Lamu Island (Kenya) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage with change while sustaining a sense of integrity and morality.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9780823286539

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