Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa

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Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa An Annotated Bibliography

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David Chidester, Judy Tobler, Darrel Wratten

Book Code: GR0472

ISBN: 0-313-30472-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30472-9

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312 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 8/30/1997

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies

Series Number: 44

Reviews:

Offer[s] a sound base for further research on the religious experiences of South Africa.
—The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa covers the ground in literature that has for a long time remained fallow....Without being moralistic, and by simply exposing the various discourse on such subjects as race, stereotype, anti-Semitism, and religious lables, Chidester, Tobler, and Wratten...challenge the readers to look inwardly, examine themseslves and remove their various masks....[O]pens the door and sets the standard for future scholarship on religious plurality in Africa....Libraries - private or public - are enriched by [this] book.
—JAAS
...the volume has brought together an important list of reference material material on three vibrant religious minority groups in South Africa....invaluable to contemporary researchers, particularly historians of religions, comparative religionists, social anthropologists, political scientists and teachers. It is highly recommended for public and private libraries, particularly church, mosque, temple-based libraries.
—Journal for Islamic Studies

Description: A comprehensive guide to three global religions that have established strong local communities in South Africa, this work is a valuable resource for scholars, students in religious studies, African studies, anthropology, and history. Beginning with a general introduction to the immigrant origins, minority status, and global connections of each tradition, the book proceeds to organize and generously annotate the literature according to religion. This volume, combined with two other annotated bibliographies, African Traditional Religion in South Africa and Christianity in South Africa (both Greenwood, 1997), will become the standard reference text for South African religions. With special attention to historical and social conditions, this work examines the distinctively South African forms of these important minority religions in South Africa. In each section, an introductory essay identifies significant themes. The bibliography annotations that follow are concise yet detailed essays, written in an engaging and accessible style and supported by an exhaustive index. The book, therefore, provides a full and complex profile of three religious traditions that are firmly located in South African history and society.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Global Religions, Local Communities
Islam
General Overviews
Islam in the Cape
Islam in Natal
Islam in the Transvaal
Islamic Education and Jurisprudence
Islam and Politics
Muslim-Christian Relations
Hinduism
General Overviews
Sanatanist Hinduism
Neo-Hinduism
Gandhi in South Africa
Judaism
General Overviews
Judaism in the Cape
Judaism in Natal
Judaism in the Transvaal
Jewish Education and Jurisprudence
Judaism and Politics
Zionism
Anti-Semitism
Index

LC Card Number: 97-2732

LCC Class: Z7834

Dewey Class: 016


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