Timbuktu Unbound

Islamic Texts, Textual Traditions and Heritage in West Africa

AvRachel Ama Asaa Engmann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Del i serien Heritage Studies in the Muslim World

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Beskrivning

Timbuktu Unbound: Islamic Texts, Textual Traditions and Heritage in West Africa is a cutting edge collection offering a reconsideration of manuscripts in Muslim West Africa.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-05
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:356 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Heritage Studies in the Muslim World
Antal sidor:161
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031348235

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann is an Associate Professor at the Africa Institute, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Innehållsförteckning

Timbuktu Unbound: Islamic Texts, Textual Traditions and Heritage in West Africa.- Colonialism and Book Culture: The Resistance of the Muslim Scholarly Communities in Northern Nigeria.- A Treasure in Disarray: Reflections on the Institute of African Studies Arabic Manuscripts Collections.- Efficacious Texts: Unraveling Nineteenth-Century Islamic Talismans in Asante (Ghana).- Building Family and Community Ties Through Manuscripts.- Flecks of Timbuktu on the Skin: Excavating the Unbound Aspects of a Manuscript Collection.