The Collected Works of Nana Asma'u, Daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo (1793-1864) (African Historical Sources Series)

Nana Asma'u; [edited] by Jean Boyd and Beverly B. Mack.

ISBN 10: 0870134752 ISBN 13: 9780870134753

Editorial: Michigan State University Press, 1997

Idioma: Ingl�s

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xxx, 753 p. : ill., maps. Appendix A includes 15 works in Hausa; appendix B includes facsimile of original manuscripts.

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The Collected Works of Nana Asma'u, Daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo (1793-1864) (African Historical Sources Series)

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Michigan State University Press

Fecha de publicaci�n

1997

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0870134752

ISBN 13

9780870134753

Encuadernaci�n

Hardcover

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New

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Nana Asma'u Bint Usman 'dan Fodiyo, a nineteenth-century Muslim scholar, lived in the region now known as northern Nigeria and was an eyewitness to battles of the largest of the West-African jihads of the era. The preparation and conduct of the jihad provide the topics for Nana Asma'u's poetry. Her work also includes treatises on history, law, mysticism, theology, and politics, and was heavily influenced by the Arabic poetic tradition.
This volume contains annotated translations of works by the 19th century intellectual giant, Nana Asma'u, including 54 poems and prose texts. Asma'u rallied public opinion behind a movement devoted to the revival of Islam in West Africa, and organized a public education system for women.

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Nana Asma'u Bint Usman 'dan Fodio, a nineteenth-century Muslim scholar, lived in the region now known as northern Nigeria and was an eyewitness to battles of the largest of the West-African jihads of the era. The preparation and conduct of the jihad provide the topics for Nana Asma'u's poetry. Her work also includes treatises on history, law, mysticism, theology, and politics, and was heavily influenced by the Arabic poetic tradition.
This volume contains annotated translations of works by the 19th century intellectual giant, Nana Asma'u, including 54 poems and prose texts. Asma'u rallied public opinion behind a movement devoted to the revival of Islam in West Africa, and organized a public education system for women.

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