Islamic Zanzibar: Between the Indian Ocean and the African Mainland

Through a discourse on religious difference, Zanzibar's belonging to both the Indian Ocean and the Tanzanian mainland is enacted and challenged. While Zanzibar is often described as a space of encounter forming a cosmopolitan society, I argue in this contribution for attention to moments of dif...

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Main Author: Nieber, Hanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-137
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Zanzibar / Indian Ocean / Landmass / Affiliation with / Islam / Christianity
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
CG Christianity and Politics
FD Contextual theology
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
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Summary:Through a discourse on religious difference, Zanzibar's belonging to both the Indian Ocean and the Tanzanian mainland is enacted and challenged. While Zanzibar is often described as a space of encounter forming a cosmopolitan society, I argue in this contribution for attention to moments of differentiation that these encounters evoke.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions