discontinuities of a postcolonial religious identity /
by Iqbal Akhtar
Boston :
Brill,
[2016]
xvii, 226 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
25 cm
Studies of religion in Africa ;
volume 43
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-220) and index
Introduction. The Khōjā : history and importance -- The Khōjā from the perspective of Indian Ocean studies -- The current study : methodology -- A note on terminology -- The current study : overview -- Part 1. Historiography. Geneaology : the origins of the Khōjā -- The African Khōjā : from the colonial period to the present -- Part 2. Politics. The evolution of Khōjā political power : religious citizenship -- Part 3. Linguistics. The Khōjā language : Quranic Gujarati -- Khōjā religious texts : the Dō ̓āōnō Majmū ̓ō -- Part 4. Ethnology. Ritual space : Khōjā shrines -- The body : the Khōjā adoption of the veil -- Conclusion