Farouk M Topan
Biographic Data
| ID | 162997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farouk M Topan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farouk M |
| FAMILY NAME | Topan |
| SIGNATURE | TOPAN F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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The Way the World Is. Cultural Processes and Social Relations among the Mombasa Swahili
Swahili as a Religious Language
Modern Swahili poetry
It is possible to distinguish broadly four types of Swahili poetry in East Africa today.The first type, mashairi (lit.) 'poems', is characterized in form by symmetrical verses which have an equal number of lines (usually not exceeding six) in each verse, and an equal number of syllables (usually not more than sixteen) in each line. This type is extremely popular with the people and with the majority of the poets: mashairi appear regularly in Swah…
Swahili as a Religious Language
Modern Swahili poetry
It is possible to distinguish broadly four types of Swahili poetry in East Africa today.The first type, mashairi (lit.) 'poems', is characterized in form by symmetrical verses which have an equal number of lines (usually not exceeding six) in each verse, and an equal number of syllables (usually not more than sixteen) in each line. This type is extremely popular with the people and with the majority of the poets: mashairi appear regularly in Swah…
Modern Swahili poetry
It is possible to distinguish broadly four types of Swahili poetry in East Africa today.The first type, mashairi (lit.) 'poems', is characterized in form by symmetrical verses which have an equal number of lines (usually not exceeding six) in each verse, and an equal number of syllables (usually not more than sixteen) in each line. This type is extremely popular with the people and with the majority of the poets: mashairi appear regularly in Swah…
Swahili as a Religious Language
The Way the World Is. Cultural Processes and Social Relations among the Mombasa Swahili
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Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Swahili (4 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)