| Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4: Writings of Western Sudanic Africa Contributor(s): Hunwick, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004124446 ISBN-13: 9789004124448 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $387.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: The fourth volume of Arabic Literature of Africa deals with the scholarly and literary production of authors from Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, and Ghana, from earliest times to the present day. The work is arranged both regionally and chronologically, and writers are grouped within chapters according to ethnic, scholarly, or religious affiliations. A biography of each author is given where possible, before the list of his or her writings. For each author is given a list of known writings, with details of existing manuscript copies, published editions and translations. There are indexes of authors, titles, first lines of poetry, and a general index, as well as a bibliography of all works referred to in the volume. An initial overview and chapter introductions provide an outline history of Islamic learning in the region. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 011.310 |
| LCCN: 93033250 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.69" W x 9.49" (3.52 lbs) 838 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourth volume of Arabic Literature of Africa deals with the scholarly and literary production of authors from Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, and Ghana, from earliest times to the present day. The work is arranged both regionally and chronologically, and writers are grouped within chapters according to ethnic, scholarly, or religious affiliations. A biography of each author is given where possible, before the list of his or her writings. For each author is given a list of known writings, with details of existing manuscript copies, published editions and translations. There are indexes of authors, titles, first lines of poetry, and a general index, as well as a bibliography of all works referred to in the volume. An initial overview and chapter introductions provide an outline history of Islamic learning in the region. |