The manuscripts of Timbuktu /
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| Author / Creator: | Djian, Jean-Michel, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Manuscrits de Tombouctou. English |
| Edition: | First AWP English edition. |
| Imprint: | Trenton : Africa World Press, [2020] |
| Description: | xxv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12041427 |
Table of Contents:
- Translator's preface / by Christopher Wise
- Preface / by J.M.G. Le Clezio
- Introduction
- Arrival at Timbuktu
- The founding of Timbuktu
- Scholarship at the heart of the Songhay Empire
- The birth of the empire
- The convergence of trade and knowledge
- The force of the law
- The Tarikh al-Fattash
- Excerpt from the Tarikh al-Sudan
- Questions for Egyptian scholars
- A contribution from Mohamed Hamady, Studies of manuscripts on fatwas and nazilas
- Principles of governance
- The Mande charter, a contribution from Cheikh Hamidou Kane
- On sound principles of governance, a contribution from Saad Traore
- The property question
- Medicine
- From a manuscript: the treatment of illnesses
- Contribution from Floreal Sanagustin
- The power of the scholars
- The manufacturing of knowledge
- Specific characteristics of the manuscripts of Timbuktu
- Alexander at Timbuktu, a contribution from Georges Bohas
- Oblivion: myths and prejudices
- A contribution from Doulaye Konate
- A contribution from Mahmoud Zouber
- A family library at Timbuktu
- Conclusion
- Afterword / by Souleyman Bachir Diagne
- Appendixes: inventory of "Timbuktu histories."