Table of Contents; Preface vii; 1. The Sermon in Islam: A Discursive and Religious Symbol in History 1; 2. Creation of the Cape Mosque Discourse 21; 3. The Claremont Main Road Mosque: Redrawing the Cape Tradition 40; 4. Transvaal Mosques: The Production of Orthodoxy 60; 5. The Brits Mosque: Orthodoxy and Its Periphery 77; 6. The Sermons: Ritual Inscription of Space 102; 7. Sermons and the Re-citation of Discourses 115; 8. Conclusions 137; Notes 149; Works Cited 161; Index 173.
Summary
''Judicious juggling of insider and outsider perspectives. [Tayob] brings real knowledge and experience of South African Islam. ... Anyone interested in religion in the South African context as well as those interested in Islam in different contexts should be interested in this book.
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