Imperial Muslims: Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937
Material type: TextPublisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2018Description: ix, 212 p., maps; 24 cmISBN:- 9781474452762
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Books | Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01 | B 1447 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | B 1447 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-205) and index.
Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity.
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