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024	7		_a10.1515/9780748631735 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9780748631735
035			_a(DE-B1597)616488
035			_a(OCoLC)1312726466
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aDT433.54 _b.K74 2007
072		7	_aHIS001000 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a306.096762
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aKresse, Kai _eautore
245	1	0	_aPhilosophising in Mombasa : _bKnowledge, Islam and Intellectual Practice on the Swahili Coast / _cKai Kresse.
264		1	_aEdinburgh : _bEdinburgh University Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2007
300			_a1 online resource (288 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aInternational African Library : IAL
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- _tSOURCES -- _tABOUT THE AUTHOR -- _tMaps -- _tPROLOGUE APPROACHING PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE IN A SWAHILI CONTEXT -- _tPART I COORDINATES – THEORY, ETHNOGRAPHY, HISTORY -- _t1 TOWARDS AN ‘ANTHROPOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHY’: THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF CRITICAL DISCOURSE AND INTELLECTUAL PRACTICE IN AFRICA -- _t2 THE SWAHILI CONTEXT MOMBASA, THE OLD TOWN AND KIBOKONI -- _t3 A NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THINKERS KNOWLEDGE, DISCOURSE AND EAST AFRICAN ISLAM -- _tPART II CONTEXTUAL PORTRAYALS OF LOCAL INTELLECTUALS -- _t4 AHMED SHEIKH NABHANY SWAHILI POETRY AND THE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE -- _t5 AHMAD NASSIR’S POETICAL MORAL THEORY UTU – HOW HUMAN BEINGS OUGHT TO BEHAVE -- _t6 THE RAMADHAN LECTURES OF SHEIKH ABDILAHI NASSIR: THE SOCIAL CRITIQUE OF A POLITICALLY MINDED ISLAMIC SCHOLAR -- _tPART III RECONSIDERING ETHNOGRAPHY, RECONSIDERING THEORY -- _t7 COUNTERPOINTS AND CONTINUITIES: THE YOUNGER GENERATION INTERGENERATIONAL IDIOMS – EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES -- _tEPILOGUE APPROACH AND FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES -- _tAppendices -- _tAPPENDIX 1 AHMED SHEIKH NABHANY -- _tAPPENDIX 2 SHEIKH ABDILAHI NASSIR -- _tNOTES -- _tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- _tINDEX
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aPhilosophising in Mombasa provides an approach to the anthropological study of philosophical discourses in the Swahili context of Mombasa, Kenya. In this historically established Muslim environment, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, philosophy is investigated as social discourse and intellectual practice, situated in everyday life. This is done from the perspective of an 'anthropology of philosophy', a project which is spelled out in the opening chapter.Entry-points and guidelines for the ethnography are provided by discussions of Swahili literary genres, life histories, and social debates. From here, local discourses of knowledge are described and analysed. The social environment and discursive dynamics of the Old Town are portrayed, firstly, by means of following and contextualising informal discussions among neighbours and friends at daily meeting points in the streets; and secondly, by presenting and discussing in-depth case studies of local intellectuals and their contributions to moral and intellectual debates within the community. Taking recurrent internal discussions on social affairs, politics, and appropriate Islamic conduct as a focus, this study sheds light on local practices of critique and reflection.In particular, three local intellectuals (two poets, one Islamic scholar) are portrayed against the background of regional intellectual history, Islamic scholarship, as well as common public debates and private discussions. The three contextual portrayals discuss exemplary issues for the wider field of research on philosophical discourse in Mombasa and the Swahili context on the whole, with reference to the lives and projects of distinct individual thinkers. Ultimately, the study directs attention beyond the regional and the African contexts, towards the anthropological study of knowledge and intellectual practice around the world.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
650		0	_aPhilosophical anthropology _xKenya _xMombasa.
650		0	_aPhilosophical anthropology _zKenya _zMombasa.
650		0	_aPhilosophy _xKenya _xMombasa.
650		0	_aPhilosophy _zKenya _zMombasa.
650		4	_aAfrican Studies.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Africa / General. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780748631735
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748631735
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748631735/original
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