Morality at the margins : youth, language, and Islam in coastal Kenya / Sarah Hillewaert.

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"What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage w...

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Main Author: Hillewaert, Sarah (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Muslim youth > Kenya > Lamu Island > Social conditions > 21st century.
Social change > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Swahili language > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Nonverbal communication > Kenya > Lamu Island.
Lamu Island (Kenya) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Muslim youth > Social conditions.
Nonverbal communication.
Social change.
Social conditions.
Swahili language.
Kenya > Lamu Island.
1900-2099
Physical Description:xxi, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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Call Number: HQ799.8.K42 L36 2020
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