Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-205) and index.
Contents
Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity.