Sebastian R Prange: 1 book
Monsoon Islam
Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, a distinct form of Islamic thought and practice developed among Muslim trading communities of the Indian Ocean. Sebastian R. Prange argues that this 'Monsoon Islam' was shaped by merchants not sultans, forged by commercial imperatives rather than in battle,...
