Islamic Manuscript Collections in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Muslims introduced literary culture and manuscript collection in the mosques after the introduction of Islam in the seventh century. Books stored and preserved in a bookshelves known as taqet (Arabic, tāqat, shelf). This clearly shows African endogenous culture of preserving textual materi...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
2015
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| In: |
Islamic Africa
Anno: 2015, Volume: 6, Fascicolo: 1/2, Pagine: 192-200 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Manuscript collection
B Dirre Shaykh Hussein B Ajami B Literary heritage B Arabic B Taqet (book shelve), Harar B Ethiopia |
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| Riepilogo: | Ethiopian Muslims introduced literary culture and manuscript collection in the mosques after the introduction of Islam in the seventh century. Books stored and preserved in a bookshelves known as taqet (Arabic, tāqat, shelf). This clearly shows African endogenous culture of preserving textual material that before the introduction of European models for archives and museums. This article demonstrates the collection of Islamic manuscripts in Ethiopian state archives and private collections and illustrates their challenges with recommendation to rescue the collections. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-0993 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Islamic Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/21540993-00602012 |
