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Book/Printed Material Imperial Muslims : Islam, community and authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937

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Title

  • Imperial Muslims : Islam, community and authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937

Names

  • Reese, Scott Steven, author.

Created / Published

  • Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
  • ©2018

Contents

  • 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.

Headings

  • -  1800-1999
  • -  Muslims--Indian Ocean Region--History--19th century
  • -  Religious communities--Indian Ocean Region--History--19th century
  • -  Social change--Indian Ocean Region--History--20th century
  • -  British colonies
  • -  Muslims
  • -  Religious communities
  • -  Social change
  • -  Great Britain--Colonies
  • -  Indian Ocean Region

Genre

  • History

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-205) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (ix, 212 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BP63.A4

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019667623

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Reese, Scott Steven, Author. Imperial Muslims: Islam, community and authority in the Indian Ocean, -1937. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ©, 2018] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019667623/.

APA citation style:

Reese, S. S. (2018) Imperial Muslims: Islam, community and authority in the Indian Ocean, -1937. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019667623/.

MLA citation style:

Reese, Scott Steven, Author. Imperial Muslims: Islam, community and authority in the Indian Ocean, -1937. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, ©, 2018] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2019667623/>.