Language identity modernity : the Arabic Study Circle of Durban / Shamil Jeppie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeppie, Shamil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic Study Circle (Durban, South Africa).

Muslims--South Africa--Durban.

Muslims.

East Indians--South Africa--Durban.

East Indians.

Arabic language--Study and teaching--South Africa--Durban.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Study and teaching.

South Africa--Durban.

Physical Description:

vii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Arabic Study Circle of Durban

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : HSRC Press ; [Chicago] : distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group, 2007.

Summary:

This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This association was led by a group of largely middle class. Indian, Muslim Gujurati-speaking men who were passionate about breaking out of the narrow confines of their origins and connecting to a larger changing world of learning rooted in Arabic and an Islamic modernity. The Circle exemplifies the broader process of the search for meaning, community and authenticity. This work provides an intimate sense of who they were and how they operated, their visions and their international connections and contexts.

Contents:

2 The setting: Durban, South Africa, circa 1950 18

3 The founder and foundations 31

4 Learn, speak, read - and study Arabic 45

5 Age of visitors 63

6 Great performances 77

7 Critics, dissidents and enemies 84

8 Legacy and limits 101.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-129) and index.

ISBN:

9780796921758

079692175X

OCLC:

141187234

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