Exploring Muslim Contexts : EMC. Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean: Diversity and Pluralism, Past and Present

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Titel: Exploring Muslim Contexts : EMC. Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean : Diversity and Pluralism, Past and Present

Enthält: Frontmatter
Contents
Figures
Introduction
Part I Muslim Identities, Literature and Diasporas
Chapter 1 Developing the Harari Muşḥaf: The Indian Ocean Milieu of Ethiopian Scribes
Chapter 2 The Making of a Qurʾān Manuscript in Lamu Archipelago: The Indian Ocean Cross-cultural Influence
Chapter 3 Muslim Identities of the Indian Ocean: the Ibadi Al Bu Saʾid of Oman during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Chapter 4 Religion, Ethnicity and Identity in the Zanzibar Sultanate
Chapter 5 Transcending Boundaries: Sayyida Salme/Emily Ruete and Siti binti Saad
Chapter 6 Exploring the Geographies and Locales in Shaykh Jamali Dehlawi’s Siyar al-ʿārifīn (The Virtues of Gnostics)
Chapter 7 A Persian View of the Maritime Muslim Frontier in Southeast Asia: The Jāmiʿ al-barr waʾl-bar
Chapter 8 ‘Sword of the Two Sanctuaries’: Islam of and in the Modern Indian Ocean
Part II Monuments and Heritage in Muslim Contexts
Chapter 9 The Indian Ocean as a Maritime Cultural Landscape and Heritage Route
Chapter 10 Indian Ocean Heritage and Sustainable Conservation, from Zanzibar to Kilwa
Chapter 11 Early Swahili Mosques: The Role of Ibadi and Ismaili Communities, Ninth to Twelfth Centuries
Chapter 12 Traditional Bohra Dwellings of Gujarat, India: Architectural Response to Cultural Ethos
Chapter 13 Regionalism in Religious Architecture of India: A Comparative Study of Mosques in Gujarat and Kerala
Chapter 14 Architecture of Coral Stone Mosques of the Maldives
Chapter 15 The Development of Early Islamic Architecture and Decoration in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago (Nusantara)
About the Contributors
Index

Beteiligte: Battle, Stephen [MitwirkendeR]; Blanchard, Pierre [MitwirkendeR]; Desai, Madhavi [MitwirkendeR]; Desai, Miki [MitwirkendeR]; Ebrahimi, Roghayeh [MitwirkendeR]; Falt, Eric [MitwirkendeR]; Ghali, Walid [MitwirkendeR]; Hoffman, Valerie J. [MitwirkendeR]; Jameel, Mohamed Mauroof [MitwirkendeR]; Khan, Gulfishan [MitwirkendeR]; Mirza, Sana [MitwirkendeR]; Nicolini, Beatrice [MitwirkendeR]; O’Kane, Bernard [MitwirkendeR]; Pirbhai, M. Reza [MitwirkendeR]; Pradines, Stéphane [MitwirkendeR]; Pradines, Stéphane [HerausgeberIn]; Topan, Farouk [MitwirkendeR]

Erschienen: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (272 p.); 29 B/W illustrations

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9781474486514

ISBN: 9781474486514

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Schlagwörter: Islamic civilization History ; Muslims Indian Ocean Region History ; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious

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Anmerkungen: In English

Beschreibung: Explores the role of Islam in forming and transforming interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World from a longue durée perspectiveHighlights the centrality of Muslim cultures in understanding interconnectivity across the Indian OceanExplores the role of Islam in forming and transforming global interactions and local agencies across the Indian OceanOffers intra-Muslim perceptions of beliefs, practices and activities, both religious and otherPresents 15 case studies across Ethiopia, Gujarat, Java, Kerala, the Malay-Indonesian archipelago, Maldives, Oman, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Persianate cultural zoneThis book examines the role of Muslim communities in the emergence of connections and mobilities across the Indian Ocean World from a longue durée perspective. Spanning the 7th century through the medieval period until the present day, this book aims to move beyond the usual focus on geographical sub-regions to highlight different aspects of interconnectivity in relation to Islam. Analysing textual and material evidence, contributors examine identities and diasporas, manuscripts and literature, as well as vernacular and religious architecture. It aims to explore networks and circulations of peoples, ideas and ideologies, as well as art, culture, religion and heritage. It focuses on global interactions as well as local agencies in context

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