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- catalog abstract ""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." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/82014687-d.html.".
- catalog contributor b1244529.
- catalog coverage "Tombouctou (Mali) History.".
- catalog coverage "Tombouctou (Mali) Intellectual life.".
- catalog created "1983.".
- catalog date "1983".
- catalog date "1983.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1983.".
- catalog 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." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/82014687-d.html.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 298-307.".
- catalog description "Genesis of a social tradition -- The scholars as a learned elite -- The scholars as administrators -- The scholars as regional notables -- Persistence of the patriciate.".
- catalog extent "viii, 324 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521246032".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization".
- catalog issued "1983".
- catalog issued "1983.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Mali Tombouctou.".
- catalog spatial "Tombouctou (Mali) History.".
- catalog spatial "Tombouctou (Mali) Intellectual life.".
- catalog subject "DT551.9.T55 S18 1983".
- catalog subject "Islamic learning and scholarship Mali Tombouctou.".
- catalog subject "Ulama Mali Tombouctou.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Genesis of a social tradition -- The scholars as a learned elite -- The scholars as administrators -- The scholars as regional notables -- Persistence of the patriciate.".
- catalog title "Social history of Timbuktu : the role of Muslim scholars and notables, 1400-1900 / Elias N. Saad.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".