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Beyond Timbuktu

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Author : Ousmane Oumar Kane
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-07

Beyond Timbuktu written by Ousmane Oumar Kane and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with History categories.

Timbuktu is famous as a center of learning from Islam’s Golden Age. Yet it was one among many scholarly centers to exist in precolonial West Africa. Ousmane Kane charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day and corrects lingering misconceptions about Africa’s Muslim heritage and its influence.

To Timbuktu For A Haircut

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Author : Rick Antonson
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2008-05-12

To Timbuktu For A Haircut written by Rick Antonson and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-12 with Travel categories.

Antonson combines wry humour with shrewd observation to deliver an armchair experience to the elusive Timbuktu that will linger long after the last page is read.

Timbuktu

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Author : Marq De Villiers
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2012-11-13

Timbuktu written by Marq De Villiers and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-13 with History categories.

The first book for general readers about the storied past of one of the world’s most fabled cities. Timbuktu — the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place, even though the city’s glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind’s treasures. Founded in the early 1100s by Tuareg nomads who called their camp “Tin Buktu,” it became, within two centuries, a wealthy metropolis and a nexus of the trans-Saharan trade. Salt from the deep Sahara, gold from Ghana, and money from slave markets made it rich. In part because of its wealth, Timbuktu also became a centre of Islamic learning and religion, boasting impressive schools and libraries that attracted scholars from Alexandria, Baghdad, Mecca, and Marrakech. The arts flourished, and Timbuktu gained near-mythic stature around the world, capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more. The ancient city was invaded by a Moroccan army in 1600, beginning its long decline; since then, it has been seized by Tuareg nomads and a variety of jihadists, in addition to enduring a terrible earthquake, several epidemics, and numerous famines. Perhaps no other city in the world has been as golden — and as deeply tarnished — as Timbuktu. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu’s fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life.

From Jerusalem To Timbuktu

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Author : Brian C. Stiller
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2018-03-20

From Jerusalem To Timbuktu written by Brian C. Stiller and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Religion categories.

What has led to the church's vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Brian Stiller identifies five key factors that have shaped the church, from a renewed openness to the move of the Holy Spirit to the empowerment of indigenous leadership. Discover the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel. And be encouraged that Jesus' witness continues to the ends of the earth.

The Walking Qur An

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Author : Rudolph T. Ware
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2014

The Walking Qur An written by Rudolph T. Ware and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Education categories.

Walking Qur'an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa

Social History Of Timbuktu

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Author : Elias N. Saad
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983-07-14

Social History Of Timbuktu written by Elias N. Saad and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-07-14 with History categories.

Originally published in 1983, this book deals with the precolonial history of the Islamic West African city of Timbuktu. The book traces the fortunes of this fabled city from its origins in the twelfth century, and more especially from around 1400 onwards, to the French conquest in the late nineteenth century. The study rests upon a comprehensive utilisation of the Timbuktu sources, including the well-known chronicles or tarikhs of Timbuktu. The author focuses on the role of scholars and, in so doing, he provides a fresh study of a learned community in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the study shows that the scholars occupied a position of leadership and authority in the social structure of the city. Hence, in providing fuller understanding of the role of scholars and their status as 'notables', the work makes it possible to understand the enigma which has surrounded this extraordinary city throughout its history. It contributes an important perspective for historians of Africa, the Middle East and Islam.

The Meanings Of Timbuktu

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Author : Shamil Jeppie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-02

The Meanings Of Timbuktu written by Shamil Jeppie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.

In a joint project between South Africa and Mali, a library to preserve more than 200 000 Arabic and African documents dating from the 13th century is under construction. This book is suitable for those who wish to gain an understanding of the aura of mystique and legend that surrounds Timbuktu.

Non Europhone Intellectuals

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Author : Ousmane Kane
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2012

Non Europhone Intellectuals written by Ousmane Kane and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.

"This book was written as a working paper when I was Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa at Northwestern University"--Acknowledgements.

The Timbuktu School For Nomads

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Author : Nicholas Jubber
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-09-08

The Timbuktu School For Nomads written by Nicholas Jubber and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with Travel categories.

The Sahara: a dream-like, far away landscape of Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, The English Patient and Star Wars, and home to nomadic communities whose ways of life stretch back millennia. Today it's a teeth-janglingly dangerous destination, where the threat of jihadists lurks just over the horizon. Following in the footsteps of 16th century traveller Leo Africanus, Nicholas Jubber went on a turbulent adventure to the forgotten places of North Africa and the legendary Timbuktu. Once the seat of African civilization and home to the richest man who ever lived, this mythic city is now scarred by terrorist occupation and is so remote its own inhabitants hail you with the greeting, 'Welcome to the middle of nowhere'. From the cattle markets of the Atlas, across the Western Sahara and up the Niger river, Nicholas joins the camps of the Tuareg, Fulani, Berbers, and other communities, to learn about their craft, their values and their place in the world. The Timbuktu School for Nomads is a unique look at a resilient city and how the nomads pit ancient ways of life against the challenges of the 21st century.

Beyond Timbuktu

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Author : Ousmane Kane
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-07

Beyond Timbuktu written by Ousmane Kane and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Education categories.

Timbuktu is famous as a center of learning from Islam’s Golden Age. Yet it was one among many scholarly centers to exist in precolonial West Africa. Ousmane Kane charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day and corrects lingering misconceptions about Africa’s Muslim heritage and its influence.