Sufis and scholars of the sea: Family networks in East Africa, 1860-1925

Sufis and Scholars of the Sea: Family Networks in East Africa, 1860-1925

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-260

  Bang, Anne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203592687     Document Type: Book

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