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Islam Dreaming: Indigenous Muslims in Australia
Peta Stephenson
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Paperback. From the Makassan trepang fisherman of Arnhem Land, the Malay pearl-divers of Broome, through the Afghan camel drivers of the interior, Muslims have lived and worked in Australia for over 3 centuries, and were among the earliest people to form connections with Indigenous Australians. This work tells the stories of Australia's Indigenous Muslims. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Indigenous Australians are increasingly finding in Islam the possibility of reconnection with lost Indigenous traditions and a model of community unavailable elsewhere. But this is not a new story. From the Makassan trepang fisherman of Arnhem Land, the Malay pearl-divers of Broome, through the Afghan camel drivers of the interior, Muslims have lived and worked in Australia for over three centuries, and were among the earliest peoples to form connections with Indigenous Australians. Islam Dreaming tells the stories of Australia's Indigenous Muslims.
Indigenous Australians are increasingly finding in Islam the possibility of reconnection with lost Indigenous traditions and a model of community unavailable elsewhere. But this is not a new story. From the Makassan trepang fisherman of Arnhem Land, the Malay pearl-divers of Broome, through the Afghan camel drivers of the interior, Muslims have lived and worked in Australia for over three centuries, and were among the earliest peoples to form connections with Indigenous Australians. Islam Dreaming tells the stories of Australia's Indigenous Muslims.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN
9781742232478
SKU
V9781742232478
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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