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Saints and Somalis

Saints and Somalis Popular Islam in a Clan-Based Society

1st Red Sea Press Edition

Paperback (01 Oct 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This collection of essays based on first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. Rigorous, outspoken, and backing his arguments with reflections based on a lifetime of research and scholarship, Lewis makes a major contribution to understanding the place and role of religion in Somali society.

Book information

ISBN: 9781569021026
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
Imprint: Red Sea
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Red Sea Press Edition
DEWEY: 297.39096773
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 174
Weight: 274g
Height: 218mm
Width: 164mm
Spine width: 12mm