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

By: McIntosh, Janet, 1969-
Publisher: Durham, N.C. ; London : Duke University Press, 2009.Description: xi, 325 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780822344964; 9780822345091 (pbk)DDC classification: 305.80096762
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.
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Book Book British Museum Royal Anthropological Institute Open Shelves KYP [McI-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available L80702
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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