Philosophising in Mombasa: knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast
Gespeichert in:
| Beteilige Person: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Univ. Press
2007
|
| Schriftenreihe: | International African Library
35 |
| Schlagwörter: | |
| Links: | https://www.recensio.net/r/1a98fb2e67fd4b07b7e3b38ae0fc4cf7 http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015708272&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| Umfang: | X, 288 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0748627863 9780748627868 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 cb4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV022501217 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20071022 | ||
| 007 | t| | ||
| 008 | 070709s2007 xx abd| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0748627863 |c hbk. |9 0-7486-2786-3 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780748627868 |9 978-0-7486-2786-8 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)238863031 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV022501217 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakwb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 |a DE-703 |a DE-11 |a DE-188 | ||
| 084 | |a CI 9600 |0 (DE-625)18694: |2 rvk | ||
| 084 | |a NK 4375 |0 (DE-625)126013: |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Kresse, Kai |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Philosophising in Mombasa |b knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast |c Kai Kresse |
| 264 | 1 | |a Edinburgh |b Edinburgh Univ. Press |c 2007 | |
| 300 | |a X, 288 S. |b Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a International African Library |v 35 | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Philosohpy |z Kenya |z Mombasa | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Philosophical anthropology |z Kenya |z Mombasa | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Geistesleben |0 (DE-588)4274490-8 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Islam |0 (DE-588)4027743-4 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 4 | |a Mombasa (Kenya) |x Intellectual life | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Mombasa |0 (DE-588)4040023-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Ostafrika |0 (DE-588)4075722-5 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Mombasa |0 (DE-588)4040023-2 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Geistesleben |0 (DE-588)4274490-8 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 689 | 1 | 0 | |a Ostafrika |0 (DE-588)4075722-5 |D g |
| 689 | 1 | 1 | |a Islam |0 (DE-588)4027743-4 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | 2 | |a Geistesleben |0 (DE-588)4274490-8 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 830 | 0 | |a International African Library |v 35 |w (DE-604)BV004163157 |9 35 | |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |u https://www.recensio.net/r/1a98fb2e67fd4b07b7e3b38ae0fc4cf7 |y rezensiert in: Annales, 2009, 4 - Afrique, S. 936-937 |3 Rezension |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |m HBZ Datenaustausch |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015708272&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-015708272 | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1819275070965547008 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | CONTENTS
Preface and acknowledgements vii
Sources xi
About the author xii
Maps xiii
Prologue
Approaching philosophical discourse in a Swahili context 1
Part I Coordinates theory, ethnography, history
1 Towards an anthropology of philosophy
The ethnography of critical discourse and intellectual practice
in Africa 11
2 The Swahili context
Mombasa, the Old Town and Kibokoni 36
3 A neighbourhood of thinkers
Knowledge, discourse and East African Islam 70
Part II Contextual portrayals of local intellectuals
4 Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany
Swahili poetry and the conservation of cultural knowledge 105
5 Ahmad Nassir s poetical moral theory
Utu how human beings ought to behave 139
6 The Ramadhan lectures of Sheikh Abdilahi Nassir
The social critique of a politically minded Islamic scholar 176
Part III Reconsidering ethnography, reconsidering theory
7 Counterpoints and continuities: the younger generation
Intergenerational idioms experience and perspectives 211
Epilogue
Approach and findings, conclusions and perspectives 231
vi CONTENTS
Appendices
1 Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany: Utendi via baraza ya Iddul l Fitri 240
2 Sheikh Abdilahi Nassir: Ramadhan lecture, 26 December 1998 247
Notes 251
Bibliography 267
Index 283
MAPS
1 Western Indian Ocean and Swahili coast, with Mombasa xiii
2 Mombasa District and Mombasa Island xiv
3 Mombasa Old Town within city area, with Kibokoni xv
FIGURES
— Rooftop perspective, Old Town, with Mombasa skyline xvi
2.1 Historical background of coastal upcountry divide 54
2.2 Rooftop perspective, Old Town, view towards Old Port, creek 56
2.3 Street scene, Old Town: NdiaKuu 58
2.4 Mandhry Mosque, near Old Port 60
2.5 Street scene, children playing 63
2.6 Street scene, Kibokoni: the author s home during fieldwork
(top floor) 65
3.1 Baraza corner with two young men 73
3.2 Football: David Beckham picture at Manchester United corner 74
3.3 Zefe (festive procession) during maulidi, Lamu 1999 85
3.4 Zefe at maulidi, Lamu 1999, detail with Sharif Khitamy and
Ali Hassan Mwinyi 86
3.5 Sharif Khitamy in front of Habib Saleh s house, 1999 88
3.6 Sheikh al Amin Mazrui 90
3.7 Sheikh Abdallah Saleh Farsy 91
3.8 Sayyid Omar bin Sumayt and Sayyid Omar Abdallah 92
3.9 Intellectual genealogy of East African Islamic scholars in the
twentieth century 93
3.10 Sheikh Muhammad Kasim Mazrui 95
4.1 Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany, with his first wife Khadija, 1999 113
4.2 Topical comment on the resignation of Mayor Balala 134
5.1 Ahmad Nassir (Juma Bhalo), 1999 152
5.2 Utu the cycle of demand and reward 168
6.1 Sheikh Abdilahi Nassir, 1999 184
— Man thinking in a cafe, Lamu, 1999 232
|
| any_adam_object | 1 |
| author | Kresse, Kai |
| author_facet | Kresse, Kai |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Kresse, Kai |
| author_variant | k k kk |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV022501217 |
| classification_rvk | CI 9600 NK 4375 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)238863031 (DE-599)BVBBV022501217 |
| discipline | Geschichte Philosophie |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02128nam a2200505 cb4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV022501217</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20071022 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t|</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">070709s2007 xx abd| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0748627863</subfield><subfield code="c">hbk.</subfield><subfield code="9">0-7486-2786-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780748627868</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-7486-2786-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)238863031</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV022501217</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakwb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-703</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-11</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-188</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">CI 9600</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)18694:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">NK 4375</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)126013:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Kresse, Kai</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Philosophising in Mombasa</subfield><subfield code="b">knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast</subfield><subfield code="c">Kai Kresse</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Edinburgh</subfield><subfield code="b">Edinburgh Univ. Press</subfield><subfield code="c">2007</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">X, 288 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">International African Library</subfield><subfield code="v">35</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Philosohpy</subfield><subfield code="z">Kenya</subfield><subfield code="z">Mombasa</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Philosophical anthropology</subfield><subfield code="z">Kenya</subfield><subfield code="z">Mombasa</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geistesleben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4274490-8</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Islam</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4027743-4</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Mombasa (Kenya)</subfield><subfield code="x">Intellectual life</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Mombasa</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4040023-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Ostafrika</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4075722-5</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Mombasa</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4040023-2</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Geistesleben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4274490-8</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Ostafrika</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4075722-5</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Islam</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4027743-4</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Geistesleben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4274490-8</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">International African Library</subfield><subfield code="v">35</subfield><subfield code="w">(DE-604)BV004163157</subfield><subfield code="9">35</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="u">https://www.recensio.net/r/1a98fb2e67fd4b07b7e3b38ae0fc4cf7</subfield><subfield code="y">rezensiert in: Annales, 2009, 4 - Afrique, S. 936-937</subfield><subfield code="3">Rezension</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">HBZ Datenaustausch</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015708272&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-015708272</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | Mombasa (Kenya) Intellectual life Mombasa (DE-588)4040023-2 gnd Ostafrika (DE-588)4075722-5 gnd |
| geographic_facet | Mombasa (Kenya) Intellectual life Mombasa Ostafrika |
| id | DE-604.BV022501217 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-12-20T12:56:47Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0748627863 9780748627868 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-015708272 |
| oclc_num | 238863031 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 DE-703 DE-11 DE-188 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 DE-703 DE-11 DE-188 |
| physical | X, 288 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. |
| publishDate | 2007 |
| publishDateSearch | 2007 |
| publishDateSort | 2007 |
| publisher | Edinburgh Univ. Press |
| record_format | marc |
| series | International African Library |
| series2 | International African Library |
| spellingShingle | Kresse, Kai Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast International African Library Philosohpy Kenya Mombasa Philosophical anthropology Kenya Mombasa Geistesleben (DE-588)4274490-8 gnd Islam (DE-588)4027743-4 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4274490-8 (DE-588)4027743-4 (DE-588)4040023-2 (DE-588)4075722-5 |
| title | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast |
| title_auth | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast |
| title_exact_search | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast |
| title_full | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast Kai Kresse |
| title_fullStr | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast Kai Kresse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Philosophising in Mombasa knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast Kai Kresse |
| title_short | Philosophising in Mombasa |
| title_sort | philosophising in mombasa knowledge islam and intellectual practice on the swahili coast |
| title_sub | knowledge, Islam and intellectual practice on the Swahili coast |
| topic | Philosohpy Kenya Mombasa Philosophical anthropology Kenya Mombasa Geistesleben (DE-588)4274490-8 gnd Islam (DE-588)4027743-4 gnd |
| topic_facet | Philosohpy Kenya Mombasa Philosophical anthropology Kenya Mombasa Geistesleben Islam Mombasa (Kenya) Intellectual life Mombasa Ostafrika |
| url | https://www.recensio.net/r/1a98fb2e67fd4b07b7e3b38ae0fc4cf7 http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015708272&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| volume_link | (DE-604)BV004163157 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kressekai philosophisinginmombasaknowledgeislamandintellectualpracticeontheswahilicoast |