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- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- One Woman’s Jihad
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- 0 lbs
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- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780253213983
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- One Woman’s Jihad : Nana Asma’u, Scholar and Scribe
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Women Authors, Africa / General, Islam / General, Women’s Studies, Middle East / General
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Author
- Jean Boyd, Beverly B. Mack
- Item Weight
- 9.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
One Woman’s Jihad: Nana Asma’u, Scholar and Scribe
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253213983
ISBN-13
9780253213983
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1692263
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
One Woman’s Jihad : Nana Asma’u, Scholar and Scribe
Subject
Women Authors, Africa / General, Islam / General, Women’s Studies, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
9.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-053817
Reviews
“. . . this woman’s intellectual contribution to a revolution, and her position at the heart of the military and organisational effort, deserves to be better known.” — Graham Furniss
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
297.8/1/092 B
Table Of Content
Preliminary Table of Contents: Preface Acknowledgements 1. Nana Asma’u and the Scholarly Islamic Tradition 2. Qadiriyya Sufism: The Qur’an and the Sunna 3. The Caliphate Community 4. The Poetic Tradition 5. Sokoto as Medina: Imitating the Life of the Prophet and Re-enacting History 6. Caliphate Women’s Participation in the Community Appendix: Poems by Nana Asma’u Glossary Notes Works Cited Index
Synopsis
As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma’u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria., ” . . . a most welcome addition to the body of scholarship on the Sokoto Jihad and Caliphate.” –Religious Studies Review The fascinating life and times of Nana Asma’u (1793 – 1864), a West African woman who was a Muslim scholar and poet. As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma’u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria., “… a most welcome addition to the body of scholarship on the Sokoto Jihad and Caliphate.” –Religious Studies Review The fascinating life and times of Nana Asma’u (1793 – 1864), a West African woman who was a Muslim scholar and poet. As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma’u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria.
LC Classification Number
PL8234.A85Z77 2000
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