Miracles and Material Life Rice, Ore, Traps and Guns in Islamic Malaya |
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| Author:
| Sevea, Teren |
| Series title: | Asian Connections Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-75898-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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Through a close textual analysis of hitherto overlooked Malay Islamic manuscripts, Teren Sevea reveals the economic, environmental and religious significance of Islamic miracle workers (pawangs) across the Indian Ocean world and on the frontier of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
Through a close textual analysis of hitherto overlooked Malay Islamic manuscripts, Teren Sevea reveals the economic, environmental and religious significance of Islamic miracle workers (pawangs) across the Indian Ocean world and on the frontier of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth century.