ISBN:
9781139198837
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xxvi, 265 pages)
Series Statement:
African studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
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DDC:
306.3/6209676
Keywords:
Geschichte 1890-1920
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Geschichte
;
Religion
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Sklaverei
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Slavery / Africa, Eastern / History
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Slavery / Tanzania / Pemba / History
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Slaves / Emancipation / Africa, Eastern / History
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Slaves / Emancipation / Tanzania / Pemba / History
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Slavery / Religious aspects / Islam
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Sozialer Wandel
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Freigelassener
;
Emanzipation
;
Bewältigung
;
Moçambique
;
Pemba
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Moçambique
;
Pemba
;
Freigelassener
;
Emanzipation
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Bewältigung
;
Geschichte 1890-1920
Abstract:
Examining the process of abolition on the island of Pemba off the East African coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book demonstrates the links between emancipation and the redefinition of honour among all classes of people on the island. By examining the social vulnerability of ex-slaves and the former slave-owning elite caused by the abolition order of 1897, this study argues that moments of resistance on Pemba reflected an effort to mitigate vulnerability rather than resist the hegemonic power of elites or the colonial state. As the meaning of the Swahili word heshima shifted from honour to respectability, individuals' reputations came under scrutiny and the Islamic kadhi and colonial courts became an integral location for interrogating reputations in the community. This study illustrates the ways in which former slaves used piety, reputation, gossip, education, kinship and witchcraft to negotiate the gap between emancipation and local notions of belonging
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Mzuri Kwao and slavery in East Africa -- Reputation and disputing in the courts -- Reputation, heshima, and community -- Changing landscapes of power -- Mitigating vulnerability through kinship
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139198837
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139198837
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