Swahili Muslim publics and postcolonial experience /

Swahili Muslim Publics and Postcolonial Experience is an exploration of the ideas and public discussions that have shaped and defined the experience of Kenyan coastal Muslims. Focusing on Kenyan postcolonial history, Kai Kresse isolates the ideas that coastal Muslims have used to separate themselves...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kresse, Kai (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Colección:African expressive cultures.
Temas:
Muslims > Kenya.
Swahili-speaking peoples > Kenya.
Islam and culture > Kenya.
Postcolonialism > Kenya.
Musulmans > Kenya.
Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) > Kenya.
Islam et civilisation > Kenya.
Postcolonialisme > Kenya.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
HISTORY > Africa > East.
Islam and culture
Muslims
Postcolonialism
Swahili-speaking peoples
Kenya
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: past present continuous: postcolonial experience, intellectual practice, and the struggle for meaning
  • Muslim publics, postcolonial imaginations, and the dynamics of self-positioning
  • Colonial experience and future anticipations: Sheikh Al-Amin Mazrui and Swahili Islamic pamphlets, 1930-32
  • The voice of justice: an Islamic newspaper in postcolonial Kenya, 1972-82
  • "Get educated with Stambuli!": an open discussion platform on local Islamic radio, 2005-07
  • Conclusion: toward the understanding of understanding elements of a Swahili intellectual tradition.

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