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Book SynopsisNarrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, this work explores the transcultural exchanges that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions, yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean.
Trade Review"An important contribution to the study of diaspora... Elegant... [A] very thorough study that deserves a wide readership." Intl Journal Of Middle East Stds (Ijmes) "This exemplary ethnography offers a distinctive approach to the 'anthropology of mobility'." Journal Royal Anthro Inst
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Dates, Abbreviations, and Transliteration Preface: Hadrami Society, an Old Diaspora I. BURIAL 1. The Society of the Absent 2. Geography, a Pathway through History 3. A Resolute Localism Conclusion to Part I: Making Tarim a Place of Return II. GENEALOGICAL TRAVEL 4. Ecumenical Islam in an Oceanic World 5. Hybrid Texts: Genealogy as Light and as Law 6. Creole Kinship: Genealogy as Gift Conclusion to Part II: Local Cosmopolitans III. RETURNS 7. Return as Pilgrimage 8. Repatriation 9. The View from the Verandah 10. Evictions Concluding Remarks: Names beyond Nations Bibliography Index
