Download or read book Islamic Prayer Across the Indian Ocean written by Stephen Headley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its attempt to squash the influence of animism and pantheism or polytheism and to promote the idea of the One and Only Absolute God, Islam has come up against a tendency within itself to incorporate certain local religious traditions and practices. This book shares that combination of universality and local particularity, exploring this paradox and the contradictory tendencies contained in it.