Commerce maritime et islamisation dans l’océan Indien : les premières mosquées swahilies (xie-xiiie siècles)
Maritime trade in the Indian Ocean led to the emergence of an original African culture, the Swahili culture. The first archaeological evidence of Islamization in East Africa dating back to the eleventh century and are characterized by mosques built in coral limestone. Swahili Islam, tolerant and syn...
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Université de Provence
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/7446 |