The Khōjā of Tanzania : discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity /

The Khōjā 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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Main Author: Akhtar, Iqbal, 1981-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2016.

Series: Studies of Religion in Africa 43.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287471.

Subjects:

Shīʻah > Tanzania > History.
Islam > Tanzania > Customs and practices.
Islam > Tanzania > Colonial influence.
Muslims > Tanzania.
Tanzania > Religious life and customs.

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Call Number: BP192.7.T34 .A39 2016

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.