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What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage with change while sustaining a sense of integrity and morality.

Table of Contents

Preface | ix
Introduction | 1
Interlude 1: Mila Yetu Hufujika (Our Traditions Are Being Destroyed), by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 41
1. “This Is Lamu”: Belonging, Morality, and Materiality | 46
2. Dialects of Morality | 76
Interlude 2: kiSwahili, by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 114
3. “Youth” as a Discursive Construct | 121
4. Reframing Morality through Youthful Voices | 153
Interlude 3: Tupijeni Makamama (Let’s Embrace), by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 187
5. Senses of Morality and Morality of the Senses | 191
Epilogue | 233
Appendix: Note on Language | 247
Acknowledgments | 257
Notes | 261
Bibliography | 271
Index | 293

Morality at the Margins Youth Language and Islam

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 5 November 2019
      ISBN-13 9780823286508
      978-0823286508
      ISBN-10 0823286509
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      African history Islamic life and practice Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage with change while sustaining a sense of integrity and morality.

      Table of Contents

      Preface | ix
      Introduction | 1
      Interlude 1: Mila Yetu Hufujika (Our Traditions Are Being Destroyed), by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 41
      1. “This Is Lamu”: Belonging, Morality, and Materiality | 46
      2. Dialects of Morality | 76
      Interlude 2: kiSwahili, by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 114
      3. “Youth” as a Discursive Construct | 121
      4. Reframing Morality through Youthful Voices | 153
      Interlude 3: Tupijeni Makamama (Let’s Embrace), by Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir | 187
      5. Senses of Morality and Morality of the Senses | 191
      Epilogue | 233
      Appendix: Note on Language | 247
      Acknowledgments | 257
      Notes | 261
      Bibliography | 271
      Index | 293

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