Social History of Timbuktu

Released on by Elias N. Saad
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  • Social History of Timbuktu Book Detail

  • Author : Elias N. Saad
  • Release Date : 1983-07-14
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 338
  • ISBN 13 : 0521246032
  • File Size : 74,74 MB
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Social History of Timbuktu by Elias N. Saad PDF Summary

Book Description: 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.

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The principal text translated in this volume is the "Ta'rikh Al-sudan" of the 17th-century Timbuktu scholar, 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi. The other documents include