Morality at the margins : youth, language, and Islam in coastal Kenya /

Morality at the margins : youth, language, and Islam in coastal Kenya /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hillewaert, Sarah, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Fordham University Press, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xxi, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Muslim youth -- Kenya -- Lamu Island -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Social change -- Kenya -- Lamu Island. Swahili language -- Kenya -- Lamu Island. Nonverbal communication -- Kenya -- Lamu Island. Muslim youth -- Social conditions. Nonverbal communication. Social change. Social conditions. Swahili language. Lamu Island (Kenya) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Kenya -- Lamu Island.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11974127

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ISBN:	9780823286515 0823286517 9780823286508 0823286509 9780823286522
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage with change while sustaining a sense of integrity and morality"--

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