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Zanzibar, an island off the East African coast, with its Muslim and Swahili population, offers rich material for this study of identity, religion, and multiculturalism. This book focuses on the phenomenon of spirit possession in Zanzibar Town and the relationships created between humans and spirits; it provides a way to apprehend how society is constituted and conceived and, thus, discusses Zanzibari understandings of what it means to be human.

Ethnology --- Tribes --- Kinship --- Spirit possession --- Familiars (Spirits) --- Ritual --- Zanzibar (Zanzibar) --- Religious life and customs. --- Social life and customs. --- Anthropology of Religion, Anthropology (General), Performance Studies.

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Explores the relationship between Muslim communities and the State in East Africa in political, institutional and legal contexts Focuses on the relationship between Muslims and the State in Kenya and Tanzania Asks which factors, both within and outside the Muslim community, shape and affect this relationship in contemporary times Presents 13 case studies exploring governance issues within and across the categories of politics, institutions and law in Kenya and Tanzania Identifies cross-cutting issues of governance and Muslim communites which are relevant beyond East AfricaRecent studies of Muslims in Kenya and Tanzania have tended either to examine governance of Muslims in relation to security issues, or to discuss the reforms attempted within communities and their implications for Muslim theology, rituals and general welfare. Both these approaches are covered in this book, and a third is added – the study of Muslims as citizens or residents of their respective countries, looking at their activities and attitudes in relation to the various challenges they face together with their fellow compatriots and citizens.Featured Case Studies Self-governance and the Lodwar Islamic Centre in Turkana State, Kenya Coastal Muslims and the Kenyan State Citizenship and belonging in the Kenyan Muslim counter-radicalisation programme Muslim publics in postcolonial Kenya The political roles of Islam in postcolonial Tanzania Lived Islam and Muslim Public discourse in Zanzibar, 1984 to the present Inter-religious discourse and Muslim ways of being in Zanzibar SUPKEM – the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims Muslim networks in post-socialist Tanzania The role of shehes in public health governance in rural Tanzania The Lamu Port project and its effect on local Muslim communities

Islam and state --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies.