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Beyond Timbuktu

- An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa

About Beyond Timbuktu

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674050822
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • June 6, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x166x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 586 g.
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Description of Beyond Timbuktu

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.

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