Edge of Islam Power, Personhood, and Ethnoreligious Boundaries on the Kenya Coast

Name: Edge of Islam Power, Personhood, and Ethnoreligious Boundaries on the Kenya Coast
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ISBN: 9780822345091

ISBN-10: 0822345099

ISBN-13: 9780822345091

Edition: 2009

Authors: Janet McIntosh

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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 peoples are historically interdependent, today Giriama find themselves literally and metaphorically on the margins, peering in at a Swahili life of greater social and economic privilege. Giriama are frustrated to find their ethnic identity disparaged and their versions of Islam sometimes rejected by Swahili.The Edge of Islamencompasses themes as wide-ranging as spirit possession, divination, healing…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 7/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Note on Language


Introduction. 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


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index