Creating an atmosphere of intellectual superiority: Islamic missionary work in Kenya as staged competition in a climate of religious diversity
This article deals with a very visible form of Islamic missionary work in Kenya: the public comparison of the Bible and the Qur’an. The argumentative structure of these public debates share many similarities with highly standardised narratives about becoming Muslim in the East African region, told b...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
2022
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-222 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kenya
/ Islamic mission
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Debate
/ Competition
/ Staging
/ Superiority
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RJ Mission; missiology |
Further subjects: | B
missionary work
B Islam B religious aesthetics B religious competition B Religious Conversion B Christian-Muslim relations B Kenya |
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