Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 /

A transregional history of Muslim community in the British EmpireThe webs, nodes and networks created by Britain's Indian Ocean Empire during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are here explored in the context of their personal and social impact. Using the British Settlement of Aden as its...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reese, Scott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
1800-1999
Muslims > Indian Ocean Region > History > 19th century.
Religious communities > Indian Ocean Region > History > 19th century.
Social change > Indian Ocean Region > History > 20th century.
Islamic Studies.
Musulmans > Indien, Région de l'océan > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Communautés (Religion) > Indien, Région de l'océan > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / Africa / North.
Muslims
Religious communities
Social change
Indian Ocean Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Map 1 British Aden
  • Map 2 The Indian Ocean and its commercial routes
  • Map 3 Yemen in the nineteenth century
  • Introduction: A Community of Muslims
  • 1. Hanuman's Tunnel: Collapsing the Space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab Imaginary
  • 2. Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean Interests
  • 3. Claims to Community: Mosques, Cemeteries and the Universe
  • 4. "The Qadi is not a Judge": The Qadi's Courts, Community and Authority
  • 5. "An Innocent Amusement": Marginality, Spirit Possession and the Moral Community
  • 6. Scripturalism, Sufism and the Limits of Defining Public Religiosity
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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