| Edition |
1st pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
African studies series ; 53 |
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African studies series ; 53.
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| Note |
"First published 1987"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-268) and index. |
| Contents |
The roots of a tradition, 800-1500 --The emergence of a tradition, 900-1500 -- A northern metamorphosis, 1500-1800 -- Appendix -- Town Islam and the umma ideal -- Wealth, piety, justice, and learning -- The Zanzibar Sultanate, 1812-88 -- New secularism and bureaucratic centralization -- A new literacy -- The early colonial era, 1885-1914 -- Currents of population and eddies of reform. |
| Subject |
Islam -- Africa, East -- History.
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Africa, East -- Civilization.
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Swahili-speaking peoples -- Religion.
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Social change -- Africa, East -- History.
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Africa, East -- Social life and customs.
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| Added Title |
Cultural change and traditional Islam on the East African coast, 800-1900 |
| ISBN |
0521523095 (pbk.) |
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9780521523097 (pbk.) |
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0521323088 (hbk.) |
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9780521323086 |
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0521323088 |
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