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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McIntosh, Janet, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Synkretismus
Swahili > Volk
Spiritismus
Religiöses Leben
Minderheitenfrage
Islam
Interreligiöser Dialog
Giryama
Gesellschaftsleben
Christentum
Swahili-speaking peoples > Social life and customs.
Muslims.
Manners and customs.
Giryama (African people) > Social life and customs.
Giryama (African people) > Religion.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnic conflict > Religious aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Musulmans > Kenya > Malindi.
Giryama (Peuple d'Afrique) > Kenya > Malindi > Moeurs et coutumes.
Giryama (Peuple d'Afrique) > Kenya > Malindi > Religion.
Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) > Kenya > Malindi > Moeurs et coutumes.
Conflits ethniques > Kenya > Malindi > Aspect religieux.
Muslims > Kenya > Malindi.
Giryama (African people) > Kenya > Malindi > Social life and customs.
Giryama (African people) > Kenya > Malindi > Religion.
Swahili-speaking peoples > Kenya > Malindi > Social life and customs.
Ethnic conflict > Kenya > Malindi > Religious aspects.
Swahili <Volk>
Giryama.
Malindi
Kenia > Ost
Kenya > Malindi.
Malindi (Kenya) > Social life and customs.
Malindi (Kenya) > Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The edge of Islam
  • Origin stories: the rise of ethnic boundaries on the coast
  • Blood money in motion: profit, personhood, and the Jini narratives
  • Toxic bodies and intentional minds: hegemony and ideology in Giriama conversion experiences
  • Rethinking syncretism: religious pluralism and code choice in a context of ethnoreligious tension
  • Divination and madness: the powers and dangers of Arabic.

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