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- catalog abstract ""This new monograph serves as an authoritative introduction to an unusual people of eastern Africa known as Swahili. Middleton, who has known these people for a half a century, describes their highly stratified, merchant society and civilization, documenting their importance both for anthropologists and for others interested in Africa. Swahili continue today their centuries-old role as merchants in long-distance international trade, a role that has led them to form a society very distinct from any other in Africa." "Middleton's brief, personal treatment discusses Swahili recorded history as an integral part of their rich tradition and civilization. He clears up past confusions and mistaken assumptions without trying to define a single "Swahili" identity. His lucid approach unravels contradictions about Swahili being merchants and yet fishermen, who live in both cities as well as small villages, and who reckon various kinds of kinship and marriage. Swahili are often considered by non-Swahili as being both Africans and Arabs, but Middleton shows that they remain African despite having long adopted Islam and many aspects of Arab and Asian cultures."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Anthropology online. net".
- catalog contributor b13125747.
- catalog coverage "Africa, East Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""This new monograph serves as an authoritative introduction to an unusual people of eastern Africa known as Swahili. Middleton, who has known these people for a half a century, describes their highly stratified, merchant society and civilization, documenting their importance both for anthropologists and for others interested in Africa. Swahili continue today their centuries-old role as merchants in long-distance international trade, a role that has led them to form a society very distinct from any other in Africa." "Middleton's brief, personal treatment discusses Swahili recorded history as an integral part of their rich tradition and civilization. He clears up past confusions and mistaken assumptions without trying to define a single "Swahili" identity. His lucid approach unravels contradictions about Swahili being merchants and yet fishermen, who live in both cities as well as small villages, and who reckon various kinds of kinship and marriage. Swahili are often considered by non-Swahili as being both Africans and Arabs, but Middleton shows that they remain African despite having long adopted Islam and many aspects of Arab and Asian cultures."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Why Swahili? -- 2. The Sea and the Land -- 3. The Shape of Swahili Society -- 4. Myth and History -- 5. The Outside World -- 6. Townspeople -- 7. Rank and Family -- 8. Production and Labor -- 9. Merchants -- 10. Marriage and Property -- 11. Purity and Honor -- 12. Religion and Custom -- 13. Women, Men, and Spirits -- 14. Swahili Voices.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 134 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "African merchants of the Indian Ocean.".
- catalog identifier "1577663144".
- catalog isFormatOf "African merchants of the Indian Ocean.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland Press,".
- catalog relation "African merchants of the Indian Ocean.".
- catalog spatial "Africa, East Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Africa, East.".
- catalog subject "DT429.5.S94 M53 2004".
- catalog subject "Merchants Africa, East.".
- catalog subject "Swahili-speaking peoples.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Why Swahili? -- 2. The Sea and the Land -- 3. The Shape of Swahili Society -- 4. Myth and History -- 5. The Outside World -- 6. Townspeople -- 7. Rank and Family -- 8. Production and Labor -- 9. Merchants -- 10. Marriage and Property -- 11. Purity and Honor -- 12. Religion and Custom -- 13. Women, Men, and Spirits -- 14. Swahili Voices.".
- catalog title "African merchants of the Indian Ocean : Swahili of the East African coast / John Middleton.".
- catalog type "text".