Mixed messages : : using the Bible and Qur'an in Swahili tracts / / by John A. Chesworth.
The present volume sets Swahili religious tracts available in Kenya and Tanzania in their context. The book starts with an overview of tracts in Swahili from the 19th century to the present day, an examination of Swahili as a religious language, and an introduction to Swahili versions of the Bible a...
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| Superior document: | Studies of religion in Africa ; Volume 51 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on religion in Africa ;
Volume 51. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 pages) |
| Notes: | The present volume sets Swahili religious tracts found in Kenya and Tanzania in their context. It examines how they present scripture in order to promote Islam or Christianity whilst denigrating the ‘other’. |
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