The edge of Islam : power, personhood, and ethnoreligious boundaries on the Kenya Coast - McIntosh, Janet, 1969- (Durham : Duke University Press, 2009)
The edge of Islam -- Origin stories : the rise of ethnic boundaries on the Coast -- Blood money in motion : profit, personhood, and the Jini narratives -- Toxic bodies and intentional minds : hegemony and ideology in Giriama conversion experiences -- Rethinking syncretism : religious pluralism and code choice in a context of ethnoreligious tension -- Divination and madness : the powers and dangers of Arabic.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-311) and index.
Keywords: Ethnic conflict -- Kenya -- Malindi -- Religious aspects; Swahili-speaking peoples -- Kenya -- Malindi -- Social life and customs; Giryama (African people) -- Kenya -- Malindi -- Religion; Giryama (African people) -- Kenya -- Malindi -- Social life and customs; Giryama (African people) -- Kenya -- Malindi -- Religion; Muslims -- Kenya -- Malindi; Malindi (Kenya) -- Ethnic relations; Malindi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs