Beyond Timbuktu
Download or Read eBook Beyond Timbuktu PDF written by Ousmane Oumar Kane and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Ousmane Oumar Kane |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2016-06-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674969353 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674969359 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Beyond Timbuktu by : Ousmane Oumar Kane
Book excerpt: 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.