Miracles and material life: rice, ore, traps and guns in Islamic Malaya

In this ground-breaking new study, Teren Sevea reveals the economic, environmental and religious significance of Islamic miracle workers (pawangs) in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Malay world. Through close textual analysis of hitherto overlooked manuscripts and personal interaction with mod...

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Main Author: Sevea, Teren 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
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Series/Journal:Asian connections
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Malaysia / Belief in miracles / Islam
Further subjects:B Miracles (Islam)
B Miracle workers ; Malaysia ; Malaya
B Miracle workers (Malaysia) (Malaya)
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Sevea, Teren 1979- (Author)
Cambridge University Press 2020
1963-09-16 - 2024
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