The Transcontinental Genealogy of the Afro-Brazilian Mosque
This article examines the genealogy of Afro-Brazilian mosques, answering some of the most immediate and puzzling questions that they force all who see them to ask. The answers to these questions demonstrate the fluidity of categories such as European, African, Islamic, and Christian, and how West Af...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Yale University
2022
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MAVCOR journal
Année: 2022, Volume: 6, Numéro: 2 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Islam
B Architecture B West Africa B Mosque B Transatlantic B Afro-Brazilian B Nigeria |
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| Résumé: | This article examines the genealogy of Afro-Brazilian mosques, answering some of the most immediate and puzzling questions that they force all who see them to ask. The answers to these questions demonstrate the fluidity of categories such as European, African, Islamic, and Christian, and how West African Muslims effectively drew on an architectural vocabulary with connections to three continents to forge an emergent cosmopolitan identity. |
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| ISSN: | 2475-2428 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: MAVCOR journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/mav.ess.2022.5 |