The Sacred Meadows: A Structural Analysis of Religious Symbolism in an East African Town

Abdul Hamid M. el Zein

ISBN 10: 0810104431 ISBN 13: 9780810104433

Published by Northwestern University Press, 1974

Language: English

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The Sacred Meadows: A Structural Analysis of Religious Symbolism in an East African Town

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Northwestern University Press

Publication Date

1974

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810104431

ISBN 13

9780810104433

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Used - Very Good

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The Sacred Meadows is an anthropological study of the religion of Lamu, the oldest inhabited town in Kenya, originally settled in 1370, and situated on an island off the Kenyan coast. Abdul Hamid El-Zein discusses the religious impact of Islam and its place in Lamu society. He explores the structure of the town’s religious system and its relation to social stratification and everyday life. Through his analysis of the religious symbolism used by the people of Lamu, he shows that myth, ritual and magic are integral parts of a whole symbolic system.

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