The edge of Islam : power, personhood, and ethnoreligious boundaries on the Kenya Coast / Janet McIntosh.

Author/creator McIntosh, Janet, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 325 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Ethnic conflict--Kenya. --Malindi. --Religious aspects.
Swahili-speaking peoples--Kenya. --Malindi. --Social life and customs.
Giryama (African people)--Kenya. --Malindi. --Religion.
Giryama (African people)--Kenya. --Malindi. --Social life and customs.
Muslims--Kenya. --Malindi.
Malindi (Kenya)--Ethnic relations.
Malindi (Kenya)--Social life and customs.

Contents The edge of Islam -- Origin stories : the rise of ethnic boundaries on the Coast -- Blood money in motion : profit, personhood, and the Jini narratives -- Toxic bodies and intentional minds : hegemony and ideology in Giriama conversion experiences -- Rethinking syncretism : religious pluralism and code choice in a context of ethnoreligious tension -- Divination and madness : the powers and dangers of Arabic.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.
LCCN 2009005182
ISBN9780822344964 (cloth : alk. paper)
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