The History of Islam in Africa
Title | The History of Islam in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Nehemia Levtzion |
Publisher | James Currey |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Religion |
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The history of the Islamic faith in Africa spans 14 centuries. This book provides a detailed mapping of the cultural, political, geographic and religious past of Islam in a single volume. Intended as a reference and textbook, it does not assume prior knowledge of the subject.
Islam in West Africa
Title | Islam in West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | John Spencer Trimingham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1972 |
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Beyond Timbuktu
Title | Beyond Timbuktu PDF eBook |
Author | Ousmane Oumar Kane |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2016-06-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674969359 |
Renowned for its madrassas and archives of rare Arabic manuscripts, Timbuktu is famous as a great center of Muslim learning from Islam’s Golden Age. Yet Timbuktu is not unique. It was one among many scholarly centers to exist in precolonial West Africa. Beyond Timbuktu charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day, examining the shifting contexts that have influenced the production and dissemination of Islamic knowledge—and shaped the sometimes conflicting interpretations of Muslim intellectuals—over the course of centuries. Highlighting the significant breadth and versatility of the Muslim intellectual tradition in sub-Saharan Africa, Ousmane Kane corrects lingering misconceptions in both the West and the Middle East that Africa’s Muslim heritage represents a minor thread in Islam’s larger tapestry. West African Muslims have never been isolated. To the contrary, their connection with Muslims worldwide is robust and longstanding. The Sahara was not an insuperable barrier but a bridge that allowed the Arabo-Berbers of the North to sustain relations with West African Muslims through trade, diplomacy, and intellectual and spiritual exchange. The West African tradition of Islamic learning has grown in tandem with the spread of Arabic literacy, making Arabic the most widely spoken language in Africa today. In the postcolonial period, dramatic transformations in West African education, together with the rise of media technologies and the ever-evolving public roles of African Muslim intellectuals, continue to spread knowledge of Islam throughout the continent.
Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa
Title | Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Apotsos |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2016-05-20 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1317275551 |
Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-depth study of the village of Larabanga, a small Muslim community in Northern Ghana, to help you see how the built environment encodes cultural history through form, material, and space, creating an architectural narrative that outlines the contours of this distinctive Muslim identity. Apotsos explores how modern technology, heritage, and tourism have increasingly affected the contemporary architectural character of this community, revealing the village’s current state of social, cultural, and spiritual flux. More than 60 black and white images illustrate how architectural components within this setting express the distinctive narratives, value systems, and realities that make up the unique composition of this Afro-Islamic community.
France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960
Title | France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Harrison |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2003-09-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521541121 |
A major contribution to the social, political and intellectual history of the French West African Federation.
The Walking Qurʼan
Title | The Walking Qurʼan PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolph T. Ware |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1469614316 |
Walking Qur'an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa
The Development of Islam in West Africa
Title | The Development of Islam in West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | M. Hiskett |
Publisher | Longman Publishing Group |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 1984-01-01 |
Genre | Islam |
ISBN | 9780582646926 |