Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban

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dc.contributor.authorJeppie, Shamil
dc.coverage.spatialDurbanen_ZA
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-23T12:16:31Z
dc.date.available2014-09-23T12:16:31Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This work provides an intimate sense of who they were and how they operated, their visions, as well as their international connections and contexts. A fusion of linguistic, religious and ethnic groups with rich, diverse roots and intersecting histories make up South Africa. However, the literature on most of the smaller groups tends to be thin and uneven and often tends to relegate them to the margins of the country’s major narratives. This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This Association was led by a group of largely middle class, Indian, Muslim Gujurati-speaking men who were passionate about breaking out of the narrow confines of their origins and connecting to a larger changing world of learning rooted in Arabic and an Islamic modernity. They were gentlemen who believed in the transformative powers of reading and conversation. They exemplify the broader process, common among educated but disadvantaged people in apartheid South Africa and across the decolonising world, of the search for meaning, community and authenticity. CONTENTS: 1.Introduction; 2.The setting: Durban, South Africa, circa 1950; 3.The founder and foundations; 4.Learn, speak, read – and study Arabic Talk; 5.Great performances; 6.Critics, dissidents and enemies; 7.Legacy and limits; Notes: References; Index.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJeppie, S. (2007). <i>Language, identity, modernity: The Arabic study circle of Durban</i>. Cape Town: HSRC Press. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7656en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJeppie, Shamil. <i>Language, identity, modernity: The Arabic study circle of Durban</i>. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7656.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJeppie, S. 2007. Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban. Book. Cape Town: University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-07969-2175-8en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Book AU - Jeppie, Shamil AB - This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This work provides an intimate sense of who they were and how they operated, their visions, as well as their international connections and contexts. A fusion of linguistic, religious and ethnic groups with rich, diverse roots and intersecting histories make up South Africa. However, the literature on most of the smaller groups tends to be thin and uneven and often tends to relegate them to the margins of the country’s major narratives. This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This Association was led by a group of largely middle class, Indian, Muslim Gujurati-speaking men who were passionate about breaking out of the narrow confines of their origins and connecting to a larger changing world of learning rooted in Arabic and an Islamic modernity. They were gentlemen who believed in the transformative powers of reading and conversation. They exemplify the broader process, common among educated but disadvantaged people in apartheid South Africa and across the decolonising world, of the search for meaning, community and authenticity. CONTENTS: 1.Introduction; 2.The setting: Durban, South Africa, circa 1950; 3.The founder and foundations; 4.Learn, speak, read – and study Arabic Talk; 5.Great performances; 6.Critics, dissidents and enemies; 7.Legacy and limits; Notes: References; Index. CY - Cape Town DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Click here to access this resource KW - politics KW - 1950 society KW - Arab study circle KW - Arab KW - Islamic study circle LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PP - Cape Town PY - 2007 SM - 978-07969-2175-8 T1 - Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban TI - Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7656 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJeppie S. Language, identity, modernity: The Arabic study circle of Durban. Cape Town: HSRC Press; 2007.http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7656en_ZA
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dc.publisherHSRC Pressen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.locationCape Townen_ZA
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dc.subjectpoliticsen_ZA
dc.subject1950 societyen_ZA
dc.subjectArab study circleen_ZA
dc.subjectAraben_ZA
dc.subjectIslamic study circleen_ZA
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