Sufis and scholars of the sea
family networks in East Africa, 1860-1925
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Word Count
65,000 words, Guess
Page Count
260 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3684513M
- ISBN-100415317630
- OCLC Control Number252764962
- OCLC Control Number51879622
- Library of Congress Control Number2003045922
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- Goodreads617332
Classifications
- DDC297.4/8
- LCCBP188.8.A443 B36 2003
Description
"This book focuses on the ways in which a particular Islamic brotherhood, or 'tariqa', the 'Alawiyya, spread, maintained and propagated its particular brand of the Islamic faith. Originating in the South-Yemeni region of Hadramawt, the 'Alawi tariqa mainly spread along the coast of the Indian Ocean. The book discusses the renowned scholar, Ahmad b. Sumayt. The 'Alawis are here portrayed as one of many cultural mediators in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious Indian Ocean world in the era of European colonialism."--Jacket.
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- Biography.
Series Statement
- Indian Ocean series
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