Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History Of Muslim West Africa Ousmane Oumar Kane Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

Renowned For Its Madrassas And Archives Of Rare Arabic Manuscripts Timbuktu Is Famous As A Great Center Muslim Learning From Islam’s Golden Age Yet Not Unique It Was One Among Many Scholarly Centers To Exist In Precolonial West Africa Beyond Charts The Rise Beginning Islam Present Day Examining Shifting Contexts That Have Influenced Production Dissemination Islamic Knowledge—And Shaped Sometimes Conflicting Interpretations Intellectuals—Over Course Centuries Highlighting Significant Breadth Versatility Intellectual Tradition Sub-Saharan Ousmane Kane Corrects Lingering Misconceptions Both Middle East Africa’s Heritage Represents Minor Thread Larger Tapestry African Muslims Never Been Isolated Contrary Their Connection With Worldwide Robust Longstanding Sahara An Insuperable Barrier But Bridge Allowed Arabo-Berbers North Sustain Relations Through Trade Diplomacy Spiritual Exchange Has Grown Tandem Spread Literacy Making Most Widely Spoken Language Today Postcolonial Period Dramatic Transformations Education Together Media Technologies Ever-Evolving Public Roles Intellectuals Continue Knowledge Throughout Continent Σελίδες: 296 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0607 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm