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Contemporary Issues in Swahili Ethnography (Hardcover)
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Contemporary Issues in Swahili Ethnography (Hardcover)
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The term 'Swahili' describes the Muslim peoples of the East African
coast, speakers of Kiswahili or closely related languages, who have
historically filled roles as middlemen and merchants, the
cosmopolitan products of a trading economy between Africa and the
Indian Ocean world. This collection brings together anthropologists
working on the greater Swahili world and the issues it confronts,
dealing with societies from southern Somalia, northern Mozambique
and the Comoro Islands, to Zanzibar and Mafia. The authors discuss
a range of contemporary issues such as the shifting roles of Islam
on the mainland coast; consumerism, conservation, memory and
belonging in Zanzibar; how a Muslim society deals with HIV/AIDS;
social change, development and political strategies in the Comoros;
and Swahili women in London. The diversity of these themes reflects
the diversity of the Swahili world itself: despite a cohesive
cultural identity built upon shared practices, religious beliefs
and language, the challenges facing Swahili people are multiple and
complex. This book comprises articles originally published in the
Journal of Eastern African Studies along with some new chapters.
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