Intellectuals and civil servants: early 20th century Zanzibar ʿUlamā’ and the colonial state

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Titre

Intellectuals and civil servants: early 20th century Zanzibar ʿUlamā’ and the colonial state

présenté lors de

African Studies Association

Créateur

Bang, Anne K. Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

1999

Résumé

This paper depicts social and cultural life in Zanzibar early 20th century, with special emphasis on the important role played by the Shāfiʿī Qāḍīs Aḥmad b. Abī Bakr b. Sumayṭ (1861-1925), Burhān b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Amawī (1861-1935) and Ṭāhir b. Abī Bakr al-Amawī (1877-1938), and the Ibāḍī Qāḍī ʿAlī b. Muḥ. al-Mundhirī (1866-1925). A description of the Zanzibar legal system at the time is given, and questions like Waqf regulations, religious instruction and the language question (Swahili-Arabic) are treated.

Sujet

Zanzibar Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Langue

eng

Bang, Anne K., “Intellectuals and civil servants: early 20th century Zanzibar ʿUlamā’ and the colonial state”, 1999, bibliographie, consulté le 19 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/6974