 | Morality at the Margins: Youth, Language, and Islam in Coastal Kenya Subjects: Muslim youth -- Kenya -- Lamu Island -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Social change -- Kenya -- Lamu Island; Swahili language -- Kenya -- Lamu Island; Nonverbal communication -- Kenya -- Lamu Island; Lamu Island (Kenya) -- Social conditions -- 20th c; What does it mean to be young, modern, and Muslim? Documenting everyday life in Lamu (Kenya), this book explores the mundane practices of behavior and speech that create moral personhood. In elaborating everyday practices of Islamic pluralism, the book shows how Muslim societies critically engage with change while sustaining a sense of integrity and morality. Hillewaert Sarah : Sarah Hillewaert is Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Sarah Hillewaert is Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. |
