'Stringing coral beads' : the religious poetry of Brava (c.1890-1975) : a source publication of Chimiini texts and English translations / edited and translated by Alessandra Vianello, Lidwien Kapteijns, Mohamed Kassim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vianello, Alessandra, editor, translator.

Kapteijns, Lidwien, editor, translator.

Kạssim, Mohamed M., editor, translator.

Series:

African sources for African history ; v. 16.

African sources for African history ; volume 16

Language:

English

Swahili

Subjects (All):

Sufi poetry--Translations into English.

Sufi poetry.

Sufi poetry--History and criticism.

Sufi poetry--19th century.

Sufi poetry--20th century.

Mwini dialect--Texts.

Mwini dialect.

Baraawe (Somalia)--Poetry.

Baraawe (Somalia).

Somalia--Baraawe.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Poetry.

Texts.

Translations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 840 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

This book presents fifty-one didactic and devotional Sufi poems (with English translations) composed by the ulama of Brava, on Somalia's Benadir coast, in Chimiini, a Bantu language related to Swahili and unique to the town. Because the six ulama-poets, among whom two women, guided local believers towards correct beliefs and behaviours in reference to specific authoritative religious texts, the poems allow insight into their authors' religious education, affiliations, in which the Qadiriyyah and Ahmadiyyah took pride of place, and regional connections. Because the poems refer to local people, places, events, and livelihoods, they also bring into view the uniquely local dimension of Islam in this small East African port city in this time-period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: 'Stringing coral beads'

ISBN:

9789004362888

9004362886

OCLC:

1045640333