Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864) /

Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Asma'u, Nana, 1793-1865.
Uniform title:	Works. English. 1997
Imprint:	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [1997]
Description:	xxx, 753 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English Hausa
Series:	African historical sources series ; #9 African historical sources ; no. 9.
Subject:	Muslims. Nigeria.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2791146

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Other authors / contributors:	Boyd, Jean. Mack, Beverly B. (Beverly Blow), 1952-
ISBN:	0870134752 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-423) and index. Appendix A includes 15 works in Hausa; appendix B includes facsimile of original manuscripts.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	xxx, 753 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-423) and index.
ISBN:	0870134752