Miracles and material life: rice, ore, traps and guns in Islamic Malaya
"In this ground-breaking new study, Teren Sevea reveals the economic, environmental and religious significance of Islamic miracle workers (pawangs ) in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Malay world. Through close textual analysis of hitherto overlooked manuscripts and personal interaction w...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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In: | Year: 2020 |
Series/Journal: | Asian connections
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Malaysia
/ Islam
/ Belief in miracles
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RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam |
Further subjects: | B
Miracles (Islam)
B Miracle workers (Malaysia) (Malaya) |
Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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