Muslims in Southern Africa
Johannesburg’s Somali Diaspora
Authors: Sadouni, Samadia
Free Preview- Examines the relationship between urban development and transnational experiences of religion
- Sheds new light on the Somali experience of mobility and place-makingReveals the historical impact and cultural legacy of British and Ottoman imperialism on the Somali diaspora
- Examines urban identity construction and social change in the Somali community in terms of gender, religion and social class
- Offers a comparative perspective on Muslim diasporas that reveals their influence on how the role of religion is understood in secular post-apartheid South Africa
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- About this book
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This book presents a socio-historical analysis of the Somali Muslim diaspora in Johannesburg and its impact on urban development in the context of Somali migrations in the Southern African Indian Ocean region from the end of the 19th Century to today. The author draws on a combination of archival and ethnographic research to examine the interlocking processes of migration, urban place-making, economic entrepreneurship and transnational mobility through the lens of religious practice and against the background of historical interactions between the Somali diaspora and the British and Ottoman Empires. Comparison with other Muslim diasporas in the region, primarily Indians, adds further depth to an investigation which will shed new light on the Somali experience of mobility and the urban development of South Africa across its colonial, apartheid and democratic periods. The politics of race, imperial and post-imperial identities, and religious community governance are shown to be key influencing factors on the Somali diaspora in Johannesburg. This sophisticated analysis will provide a valuable resource for students and scholars of urban geography, the sociology of religion, and African, race, ethnic and migration studies.
- About the authors
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Samadia Sadouni is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Lyon, Sciences Po Lyon, and Researcher at Triangle UMR 5206, France.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-16
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The Context of Indian Ocean Spatiality
Pages 17-60
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Muslim Cosmopolitanism in Question
Pages 61-94
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Racialisation from Below: Race and Place-Making in the New South Africa
Pages 95-138
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Religious Community Governance in Solidarity
Pages 139-174
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Muslims in Southern Africa
- Book Subtitle
- Johannesburg’s Somali Diaspora
- Authors
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- Samadia Sadouni
- Series Title
- Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-46708-9
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-46708-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-46707-2
- Series ISSN
- 2662-2602
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 214
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
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