| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Studies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; v. 29 |
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Studies on religion in Africa ; 29.
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| Contents |
Cover13; -- Copyright13; -- Contents13; -- Illustrations, Maps and Tables13; -- Glossary13; -- Preface -- Introduction13; -- Chapter One: The Academic Framework13; -- Chapter Two: Bargoni13; -- Chapter Three: The Coming of Islam to Bargoni13; -- Chapter Four: Religious Activity in the Bush13; -- Chapter Five: Islam in the Public Sphere in Bargoni13; -- Chapter Six: Religious Activity at the Homestead Level13; -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion13; -- Epilogue13; -- Appendix One: Documentation and Map Pertaining to Land Allocation in the Bargoni Area -- Appendix Two: Trees, Shrubs and Plants used for Religious/Medicinal Purposes -- Appendix Three13; -- Bibliography13; -- Index13 |
| Summary |
This volume explores the way of life of the Boni community, a hunter-gatherer people that straddle the Kenya/Somali border in East Africa. The Boni converted to Islam some fifty years ago and the reasons for this, both internal and external to the community, are identified. The book argues that former indigenous religious activity, far from having died out, is now being renegotiated so as to reflect an evolving Boni self-identity in a multi-ethnic setting as well as allowing the fermentation of resistance in the face of attempts at cultural hegemony advanced by outside forces. Employing a phenomenological approach and a methodology based on participant observation, this volume identifies three contrasting spheres of religious activity - the bush, the village centre, and individual homesteads. Book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Boni (African people) -- Religion
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Islam -- Kenya
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Islam -- Somalia
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islam
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Kenya -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112561
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Somalia -- Religion
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| Subject |
Kenya
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Somalia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047408499 |
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9047408497 |
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9004147535 |
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9789004147539 |
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1281396869 |
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9781281396860 |
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