Islamic Zanzibar: Between the Indian Ocean and the African Mainland

Through a discourse on religious difference, Zanzibar's belonging to both the Indian Ocean and the Tanzanian mainland is enacted and challenged. While Zanzibar is often described as a space of encounter forming a cosmopolitan society, I argue in this contribution for attention to moments of dif...

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Publié dans:Journal of Africana religions
Auteur principal: Nieber, Hanna (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
Dans: Journal of Africana religions
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sansibar / Indischer Ozean / Festland / Appartenance / Islam / Christianisme
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AF Géographie religieuse
AX Dialogue interreligieux
BJ Islam
CG Christianisme et politique
FD Théologie contextuelle
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:Through a discourse on religious difference, Zanzibar's belonging to both the Indian Ocean and the Tanzanian mainland is enacted and challenged. While Zanzibar is often described as a space of encounter forming a cosmopolitan society, I argue in this contribution for attention to moments of differentiation that these encounters evoke.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions