Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture
Vol 4 No 1 (2017): January - June 2017

Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar; Scholar, Sufi, National Hero: Towards Constructing Local Identity and History at the Cape

Armien Cassiem (Unknown)

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Publish Date
30 Jun 2017

Abstract

This paper focuses on the Origins and Malaya presence of Islam in both ritual practices and daily life of modern day Islam as practiced by Muslims in Cape Town, South Africa. It also tries to capture the presence of Shaykh Yusuf s short time spent at the Cape, 1694 - 1699, and how this period of his life gives expression to local history, storytelling, tradition and meaning to Islam in contemporary Cape Town. Keywords: Shaykh Yusuf, Macassar, South Africa, Ritual Practices, Local Identity

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Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture
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Abbrev

kwl

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Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten

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Arts Humanities Social Sciences

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Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the history, politics, economics, linguistics, sociology and anthropology of world’s local culture. The journal brings together original and innovative articles which deploy interdisciplinary and comparative ...