The Sacred Meadows: A Structural Analysis of Religious Symbolism in an East African Town - Brossura

El Zein, Abdul Hamid M.

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ISBN 10: 0810139472 ISBN 13: 9780810139473

Casa editrice: Northwestern Univ Pr, 2019

Riassunto

The Sacred Meadows is an anthropological study of the religion of Lamu, the oldest inhabited town in Kenya, originally settled in 1370, and situated on an island off the Kenyan coast. Abdul Hamid El-Zein discusses the religious impact of Islam and its place in Lamu society. He explores the structure of the town’s religious system and its relation to social stratification and everyday life. Through his analysis of the religious symbolism used by the people of Lamu, he shows that myth, ritual and magic are integral parts of a whole symbolic system.

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Informazioni sull?autore

ABDUL HAMID EL-ZEIN was a professor of anthropology at Temple University and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Northwestern Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0810139472
• ISBN 13: 9780810139473
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 392
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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