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1 online resource |
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Studies of religion in Africa ; v. 43 |
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Studies on religion in Africa ; v. 43.
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Introduction; The Khōjā: History and Importance; The Khōjā from the Perspective of Indian Ocean Studies; The Current Study: Methodology; A Note on Terminology; The Current Study: Overview; Chapters 1 and 2. The Genealogy and Migration of the Khōjā; Chapter 3. Religious Citizenship; Chapters 4 and 5. Quranic Gujarati, Epigraphy, and the Dōʻāʼōnō Majmūʼō; Chapter 6. Shrines; Chapter 7. The Veil; Conclusion; Part 1 Historiography; Chapter 1 Genealogy: The Origins of the Khōjā; Religious Origins; Migration and Diaspora; Schism |
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From Indic Caste to Islamic NationhoodEsoteric versus Exoteric Readings of Khōjā Religion; Chapter 2 The African Khōjā: From the Colonial Period to the Present; The Colonial Period; The Postcolonial Period: African Independence; The Development of the Khōjā Community in Dar es Salaam; Khōjā Confederation from the Postwar Period to the Present; Khōjā Demographics in Modern-Day Africa; Part 2 Politics; Chapter 3 The Evolution of Khōjā Political Power: Religious Citizenship; Introduction; Khōjā Membership as Communal Citizenship; Conditions of Membership; The Center: Ethnicity and Gender |
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The Periphery: Intermarriage and Half-CastesConstitutional Organization; Taxation; Social Welfare; Foreign Policy; Uganda: 1972 Asian Expulsion; Somalia: Operation Ghadeer; Conclusion; Part 3 Linguistics; Chapter 4 The Khōjā Language: Quranic Gujarati; Introduction; Background; Bōhrā Gujarati: A Move toward Persianized Urdu and Arabic; Ismā'il's Quranic Transliteration Scheme; Historical Background: Religious Texts for the Laity; Opposition and Legal Rulings; The Increasing Importance of Arabic Texts; Detailed Analysis: Consonants; Detailed Analysis: Vowels and Punctuation Marks |
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Comparative Analysis: The Quran, Chapter 1, Verses 1-7Adoption; Indo-African Epigraphy: Seven Inscriptions; Inscription 1. An Early Entryway Inscription on the Khōjā Hujjatul Islam Masjid; Inscription 2. An Entryway Inscription on a Khōjā Caravanserai; Inscription 3. A Later Entryway Inscription on the Khōjā Hujjatu lIslam Masjid; Inscription 4. An Entryway Inscription on the Āgākhānī Khōjā Poor Women's Home; Inscription 6. A Façade Inscription on a Khōjā Widows' Home (Vidhvāśram); Inscription 7. A Memorial Entryway Inscription on a Kuwwatul Islam Imāmvāḍō; Polyglotism; Conclusion |
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Part 4 EthnologyChapter 6 Ritual Space: Khōjā Shrines; Introduction; The Mēhphīl as a Sacred Space; Material Culture, Worship, and Fellowship in Shrines; Material Culture; Worship: The Khōjā Majlis; Communal Fellowship: The Caste Feast; Other Ritual Spaces: Taboos; The Story of a Shrine: Mēhphīlē Abbās; Sacrality; Conferring Sacrality: Historical Rituals and Modern Renovation; Permanent and Temporary Sacrality; Shifts in Sacrality; Performing Sacrality; The Proliferation of Shrines; Conclusion; Chapter 7 The Body: The Khōjā Adoption of the Veil; Introduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Shīʿah -- Tanzania -- History
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Islam -- Tanzania -- Customs and practices
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Islam -- Tanzania -- Colonial influence
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Muslims -- Tanzania
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Islam -- Customs and practices
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Muslims
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Shīʻah
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Tanzania -- Religious life and customs
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Tanzania
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004292888 |
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9004292888 |
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