id
	5399
Url
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/5399
Modèle de ressource
	Book
Classe de ressource
	bibo:Book
Id de collection
	2222
Titre
	The Tuaregs: Their Islamic Legacy and its Diffusion in the Sahel
Sujet
	Mali
	Sahel
	Tuareg
	history
Editeur
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/25167 Aris & Phillips
Date
	1975
Type
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/8541 Livre
Identifiant
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117312367 Q117312367
Langue
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/8322 Anglais
Résumé
	Hitherto studies of the Tuaregs have concentrated on the nomads of the north to the neglect of their southern brethren of Mali and Niger who have contributed most to the spread of Islamic culture and institutions. Their share in the foundation of towns like Timbuctoo, in the transmission of ideas particularly from Mamluk Egypt, their mystic lodges and their scholars played a key role in the penetration of Islam into the remote regions of the Southern Sahara. This is a comprehensive account of the history and spread of Islamic culture through the medium of the sacerdotal 'caste' of the Ineslemen, from the Arab conquests of the 7th century to the golden age of Tuareg scholarship in the 15th and 17th centuries. Tuareg history is brought up to date with an account of their resistance to the French and their present status in Niger after their severe sufferings in the recent Sahelian droughts. By detailed examination of the literary sources, talking and living with Tuareg scholars, the author is able to place the contribution of these devoted adherents of Islam in its true setting. This book is important for Islamists Africanists, Anthropologists and all those who wish to understand the achievements of this unique people.
Couverture spatiale
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/540 Niger
Provenance
	Warminster
Liste des auteurs
	https://iwac.frederickmadore.com/s/afrique_ouest/item/1704 Harry T. Norris
Nombre de pages
	234

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