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Autore |
Mazrui Al-Amin Bin Ali |
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Guidance (Uwongozi) by Sheikh al-Amin Mazrui : selections from the first Swahili Islamic newspaper / / translated by Kai Kresse, Hassan Mwakimako ; introduced and edited by Kai Kresse |
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Leiden, [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Edizione |
[A Swahili-English edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 pages) |
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Collana |
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African Sources for African History, , 1567-6951 ; ; Volume 13 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Muslims - Religious life - Kenya |
Islam - Kenya - History - 20th century |
Religious life - Islam |
Kenya Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Guidance (Uwongozi) by Sheikh al-Amin Mazrui: Selections from the First Swahili Islamic Newspaper. A Swahili-English Edition / Kai Kresse. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sheikh al-Amin Mazrui wrote his essays of this Guidance ( Uwongozi ) collection in Mombasa between 1930 and 1932, providing social critique and moral guidance to Kenya’s coastal Muslims during a period of their decline during British colonial rule. The essays were initially published as a series of double-sided pamphlets called Sahifa (The Page), the first Swahili Islamic newspaper. Inspired by contemporary debates of Pan-Islam and Islamic modernism, and with a critical eye on British colonialism, this leading East African modernist takes issue with his peers, in a sharply critical and yet often humorous tone. Al-Amin Mazrui was the first to publish Islamic educational prose and social commentary in Swahili. This bi-lingual edition makes fascinating reading for specialists and general readers. |
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