The Khoja of Tanzania : discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity

The Khoja of Tanzania discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity

The Khōjā of Tanzania, Discontinuities of a Postcolonial Religious Identity attempts to reconstruct the development of Khōjā 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 Gujarati, Kac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Akhtar, Iqbal, 1981- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill 2016.
Colección:Studies on religion in Africa ; Volume 43.
Materias:
Shīʻah > Tanzania > History.
Islam > Tanzania > Customs and practices.
Islam > Tanzania > Colonial influence.
Muslims > Tanzania.
Tanzania > Religious life and customs.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009869024906719
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 Dōʾāōnō Majmūʾō
  • 6 Ritual Space: Khōjā Shrines
  • 7 The Body: The Khōjā Adoption of the Veil
  • Conclusion
  • Lexicon
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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