'Swahili enlightenment'? East African reformist discourse at the turning point: The example of Sheikh Muhammad Kasim Mazrui

Journal of Religion in Africa

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-309

  Kresse, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644470030     PISSN: 00224200     EISSN: 15700666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006603322663514     Document Type: Article

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