West Africa, Islam, and the Arab world studies in honor of Basil Davidson /

Hunwick, John O. (1935-2015)

West Africa, Islam, and the Arab world studies in honor of Basil Davidson / [Texte imprimé] : John Hunwick - Princeton : Markus Wiener Publishers, cop. 2006 - 1 vol. (IX-147 p.) : cartes ; 23 cm

Index

Bibliogr. p. 137-138

Introduction to West Africa -- North Africa's links with Sub-Saharan Africa -- Islam in West Africa -- Timbuktu : a famous West African city of Islam and Arabic writing -- The Islamic manuscript heritage of Timbuktu -- Arabic as the Latin of Africa -- Non-Muslims and Muslims in the Arab world -- Arab views of Black Africans and slavery -- African-Arab relations in the twentieth century -- Honor to Basil Davidson -- Appendix I: The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) -- Appendix II: Sudanic Africa : a journal of historical sources -- Appendix III: Conservation of West African Arabic manuscripts -- Appendix IV: Published manuscripts.

1558763988 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781558763982 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Africa, West Islam Africa, West Africa, West Arab countries Arabic language Africa, West Manuscripts, Arabic

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