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UNINA9910824429703321 |
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Autore |
Kresse Kai |
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Titolo |
Philosophising in Mombasa : knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast / / Kai Kresse |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-5297-3 |
1-281-25213-1 |
9786611252137 |
0-7486-3173-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Collana |
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International African library ; ; 35 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy - Kenya - Mombasa |
Philosophical anthropology - Kenya - Mombasa |
Mombasa (Kenya) Intellectual life |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Contents; List of Maps and Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Sources; About the Author; Maps; Prologue; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part II; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part III; Chapter 7; Epilogue; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Philosophising in Mombasa provides an approach to the anthropological study of philosophical discourses in the Swahili context of Mombasa, Kenya. In this historically established Muslim environment, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, philosophy is investigated as social discourse and intellectual practice, situated in everyday life. This is done from the perspective of an 'anthropology of philosophy', a project which is spelled out in the opening chapter. Entry-points and guidelines for the ethnography are provided by discussions of Swahili literary genres, life histories, and social deb |
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