Abstract
This chapter is focused on a discussion of the relationship between space and place, using time as a way to conceive of geography as a fluid and active participant in history. Fewkes explains how place and history are formed, taking into account the silences in the narratives of the latter. Contemplating the construction of Muslim places in the Maldives, she highlights contemporary Maldivian discourses on the local introduction of Islam and explains the roles of historical trade and travel in the Indian Ocean have played. She finishes the chapter by discussing the construction of women’s mosques in the Maldives as meaningful places, exploring some of the contradictory etiologies offered in discussions about women’s mosques in the Maldives.
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