Examining the process of abolition on the island of Pemba off the
East African coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, this book demonstrates the links between emancipation
and the redefinition of honour among all classes of people on the
island. By examining the social vulnerability of ex-slaves and the
former slave-owning elite caused by the abolition order of 1897,
this study argues that moments of resistance on Pemba reflected an
effort to mitigate vulnerability rather than resist the hegemonic
power of elites or the colonial state. As the meaning of the
Swahili word heshima shifted from honour to respectability,
individuals' reputations came under scrutiny and the Islamic kadhi
and colonial courts became an integral location for interrogating
reputations in the community. This study illustrates the ways in
which former slaves used piety, reputation, gossip, education,
kinship and witchcraft to negotiate the gap between emancipation
and local notions of belonging.
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