Becoming Muslim in Mainland Tanzania, 1890-2000: The Spread of Islam Beyond the Indian Ocean Coast (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Becoming Muslim in Mainland Tanzania, 1890-2000: The Spread of Islam Beyond the Indian Ocean Coast (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs) Book

The widespread conversion to Islam in East Africa during the colonial period is well known, but the reasons have remained obscure. This volume examines Muslim communities in Southeast Tanzania that originated in the early twentieth century and have recently become divided between radical Islamists and defenders of a local orthodoxy. This volume asks why did Tanzanian converts turn to Islam under a Christian colonial regime? How did they learn how to live as Muslims in the isolation of rural villages, and how did they reconcile their Muslim allegiance with the continuation of local religious practices? How did gender relations change as they became Muslim? How did Tanzanian Muslims move from enthusiastic support for independence from colonial rule in the 1950s, to intense mistrust and sometimes violent opposition towards their independent government by the 1990s? Making extensive use of first-hand accounts with a combination of government and mission records, this volume examines the intellectual and social forces behind these transitions.Read More

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  • 0197264271
  • 9780197264270
  • Felicitas Becker
  • 11 September 2008
  • OUP/British Academy
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 376
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