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This historical study of Islam among the Swahili shows how Islam and other aspects of coastal civilization have evolved since about AD 1000 as an organic whole, arguing that they adopted Islam as the spiritual vehicle best suited to their needs.Pouwels, Randall L. is the author of 'Horn and Crescent Cultural Change and Traditional Islam on the East African Coast, 800-1900' with ISBN 9780521523097 and ISBN 0521523095.
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