Overtly Muslim, Covertly Boni Competing Calls of Religious Allegiance on the Kenyan Coast |
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| Author:
| Faulkner, Mark |
| Series title: | Studies of Religion in Africa |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-14753-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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This book affords a unique insight into the encounter between an African indigenous religious tradition and Islam. It explores how the Boni community of Kenya draw on their pre-Islamic religion to fashion resistance in the face of external efforts at control and manipulation.
This book affords a unique insight into the encounter between an African indigenous religious tradition and Islam. It explores how the Boni community of Kenya draw on their pre-Islamic religion to fashion resistance in the face of external efforts at control and manipulation.