Lived Experiences of Ideologies in Contextual Islam
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Lived Experiences of Ideologies in Contextual Islam

An Examination of Ayyaana Possession Cult in Marsabit County, Kenya

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Lived Experiences of Ideologies in Contextual Islam

An Examination of Ayyaana Possession Cult in Marsabit County, Kenya

About this book

There is a tendency within the study of Islam to prioritize religious ideology over the lived experiences of ordinary Muslims. While affirming the significance of such ideology, Dr. Judy Wanjiru Wang'ombe suggests that it is equally important to understand how Islamic teachings are actually lived out within Muslim communities. Utilizing a cognitive anthropological framework and drawing from qualitative field data, this study examines the phenomenon of spirit possession as experienced by Borana Muslims in Marsabit County, Kenya. Dr. Wang'ombe analyzes the practices and beliefs of the Ayyaana possession cult in light of stipulations provided by official Islamic texts, specifically the Qur'an and Hadith as taught by their Muslim teachers, and explores the prominent gaps that often exist between tenet and practice.An excellent resource for scholars and practitioners alike, this study enhances anthropological understanding of contextual Islam as practiced in East Africa, while offering insight into local perspectives on the spirit world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Abstract
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Arabic Transliteration
  7. Chapter 1 Background Information to the Study
  8. Chapter 2 Scholarly Works on Spirits in Islam
  9. Chapter 3 Research Methodology
  10. Chapter 4 The Islamic Model of the Spirit World
  11. Chapter 5 Religiocultural Model of Ayyaana According to Ordinary Borana Muslims in Marsabit County
  12. Chapter 6 Lived Experiences as Instantiation of Religiocultural Model
  13. Chapter 7 Comparative Interdisciplinary Analysis and Theory Formulation
  14. Chapter 8 Summary of Findings and Recommendations
  15. Chapter 9 Some Missiological Implications for Christian-Muslim Interactions
  16. Appendix 1 The Borana Calendar
  17. Appendix 2 Excerpt from a Conversation between a Practitioner and Ayyaana
  18. Appendix 3 Ashaka’s Experience with Ayyaana
  19. Appendix 4 References to Jinn in the Hadith (Bukhari and Muslim)
  20. Appendix 5 Scholars Who Have Studied or Alluded to Ayyaana and the Sheikh Hussein Cult
  21. Glossary of Non-English Words
  22. Bibliography
  23. About Langham Partnership
  24. Endnotes