Swahili Origins: Swahili Culture and the Shungwaya Phenomenon - Brossura

Allen, James De Vere; Middleton, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0852550758 ISBN 13: 9780852550755

Casa editrice: James Currey, 1993

Riassunto

Kiswahili has become the lingua franca of eastern Africa and yet the history of the Swahili peoples has remained elusive. Some have described themselves as Arabs, as Persians, or even in one place as Portuguese. This book is James de Vere Allen's major study of the origin of the Swahili peoples and their cultural identity.

North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

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Recensione:

An essential volume for Swahili specialists: a challenging book for many other Africanists... [de Vere Allen's] influence on our understanding of the history of the East African coast has been enormous...His knowledge of the documentary sources on coastal history was breathtaking and the book is a bibliographical treasure-trove... - Justin Willis in AFRICAN AFFAIRS
His argument is well constructed, based on many decades during which he gathered and analyzed oral data; re-thought the classical Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Swahili documents; re-examined the findings of archaeology and anthropology; and applied his own version of common sense. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY

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Book by Allen James De Vere

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• Editore: James Currey
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0852550758
• ISBN 13: 9780852550755
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Redattore: Middleton John