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Mixed Messages: Using the Bible and Qur'an in Swahili Tracts: 51 (Studies of Religion in Africa, 51) - Hardcover

John A. Chesworth

 
9789004519039: Mixed Messages: Using the Bible and Qur'an in Swahili Tracts: 51 (Studies of Religion in Africa, 51)

Synopsis

The present volume sets Swahili religious tracts found in Kenya and Tanzania in their context. It examines how they present scripture in order to promote Islam or Christianity whilst denigrating the ‘other’.

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About the Author

John A. Chesworth, PhD (2008) in Religious Studies, University of Birmingham, is Research Officer for Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History 1500-1900 (CMR) at the University of Birmingham. He has published on Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa, and co-edited CMR vols 6-14, 16-20 (Brill, 2014-22).

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