Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. NOTE ON LANGUAGE xiii
5. INTRODUCTION The Edge of Islam 1
6. CHAPTER 1 Origin Stories: The Rise of Ethnic Boundaries on the Coast 45
7. CHAPTER 2 Blood Money in Motion: Profit, Personhood, and the Jini Narratives 89
8. CHAPTER 3 Toxic Bodies and Intentional Minds: Hegemony and Ideology in Giriama Conversion Experiences 127
9. CHAPTER 4 Rethinking Syncretism: Religious Pluralism and Code Choice in a Context of Ethnoreligious Tension 177
10. CHAPTER 5 Divination and Madness: The Powers and Dangers of Arabic 221
11. EPILOGUE 257
12. NOTES 263
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 289
14. INDEX 313