John Chesworth

Gebundenes Buch

Mixed Messages

Using the Bible and Qur'ān in Swahili Tracts

Beschreibung

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'.

Autor

John A. Chesworth, PhD (2008) in Religious Studies, University of Birmingham, is Research Officer for Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History 1500-1900 (CMR) at the University of Birmingham. He has published on Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa, and co-edited CMR volumes 6-14 and 16-20 (Brill, 2014-22).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9789004519039
• ISBN-10: 9004519033
• Artikelnr.: 63734995