Swahili Origins: Swahili Culture and the Shungwaya Phenomenon

James De Vere Allen,John Middleton

Swahili Origins: Swahili Culture and the Shungwaya Phenomenon
Format
Paperback
Publisher
James Currey
Country
United Kingdom
Published
21 January 1993
Pages
288
ISBN
9780852550755

Swahili Origins: Swahili Culture and the Shungwaya Phenomenon

James De Vere Allen,John Middleton

Kiswahili has become the lingua franca of eastern Africa and yet the history of the Swahili peoples has remained elusive. Some have described themselves as Arabs, as Persians, or even in one place as Portuguese. This book is Jamesde Vere Allen’s major study of the origin of the Swahili peoples and their cultural identity.

North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

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