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BL
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802593
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b622641
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| Main Entry
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Akhtar, Iqbal,1981-
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| Title & Author
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The Khōjā of Tanzania : : discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity /\ by Iqbal Akhtar
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden ;Boston :: Brill,, [2016]
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| Series Statement
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Studies of religion in Africa ;; volume 43
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xvii, 226 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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900427474X
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: 9789004274747
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9004292888
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9789004292888
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-220) and index
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| Contents
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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 -- Part 1. Historiography. Geneaology : the origins of the Khōjā -- The African Khōjā : from the colonial period to the present -- Part 2. Politics. The evolution of Khōjā political power : religious citizenship -- Part 3. Linguistics. The Khōjā language : Quranic Gujarati -- Khōjā religious texts : the Dō ̓āōnō Majmū ̓ō -- Part 4. Ethnology. Ritual space : Khōjā shrines -- The body : the Khōjā adoption of the veil -- Conclusion
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Islam-- Tanzania-- Colonial influence
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Islam-- Tanzania-- Customs and practices
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Muslims-- Tanzania
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Shīʻah-- Tanzania-- History
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Tanzania, Religious life and customs
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| LC Classification
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BP192.7.T34.A39 2016
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