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000347931 1001_ $$aSaad, Elias N.
000347931 24510 $$aSocial history of Timbuktu :$$bthe role of Muslim scholars and notables, 1400-1900 /$$cElias N. Saad.
000347931 260__ $$aCambridge [Cambridgeshire] ;$$aNew York :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c1983.
000347931 300__ $$aviii, 324 p. :$$bmaps ;$$c24 cm.
000347931 440_0 $$aCambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
000347931 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000347931 5050_ $$aGenesis of a social tradition -- The scholars as a learned elite -- The scholars as administrators -- The scholars as regional notables -- Persistence of the patriciate
000347931 520__ $$a"Originally published in 1983, this book deals with the precolonial history of the Islamic West African city of Timbuktu. The book traces the fortunes of this fabled city from its origins in the twelfth century, and more especially from around 1400 onwards, to the French conquest in the late nineteenth century. The study rests upon a comprehensive utilisation of the Timbuktu sources, including the well-known chronicles or tarikhs of Timbuktu. The author focuses on the role of scholars and, in so doing, he provides a fresh study of a learned community in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the study shows that the scholars occupied a position of leadership and authority in the social structure of the city. Hence, in providing fuller understanding of the role of scholars and their status as 'notables', the work makes it possible to understand the enigma which has surrounded this extraordinary city throughout its history. It contributes an important perspective for historians of Africa, the Middle East and Islam."$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/82014687-d.html.
000347931 650_0 $$aUlama$$zMali$$zTombouctou.
000347931 650_0 $$aIslamic learning and scholarship$$zMali$$zTombouctou.
000347931 651_0 $$aTombouctou (Mali)$$xHistory.
000347931 651_0 $$aTombouctou (Mali)$$xIntellectual life.
000347931 85200 $$bgen$$hDT551.9.T55$$iS18$$i1983
000347931 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/82014687-t.html
000347931 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/82014687-d.html
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