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UNINA9910255445003321 |
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Autore |
Reese Scott Steven |
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Titolo |
Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 / / Scott S. Reese |
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Edinburgh University Press, 2017 |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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1-4744-3252-2 |
0-7486-9766-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social change |
Religious communities |
Muslims |
British colonies |
Social change - Indian Ocean Region - History - 20th century |
Religious communities - Indian Ocean Region - History - 19th century |
Muslims - Indian Ocean Region - History - 19th century |
History |
Electronic books. |
Indian Ocean Region |
Great Britain Colonies |
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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 (pages 196-205) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explores the social consequences of Britain's creation of an Indian Ocean empire that brought millions of Muslim subjects under a single |
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