Can I read Transoceanic Print Histories: Twentieth-Century Swahili Muslim Networks in The Indian Ocean on EtoBox?

Transoceanic Print Histories: Twentieth-Century Swahili Muslim Networks in The Indian Ocean by cmjoll is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Transoceanic Print Histories: Twentieth-Century Swahili Muslim Networks in The Indian Ocean about?

The paper discusses the influence of transoceanic print networks on the circulation of Islamic texts among Swahili Muslims in East Africa during the twentieth century. It highlights the role of various entities, including the Islamic Foundation Center and family-run publishers like Adam Traders, in fostering a modern Swahili literary culture through the publication of religious texts. The emergence of vernacular print culture is examined, showing how it contributed to the dissemination of Islamic knowledge

Author

cmjoll

Language

EN