A LIVING LIBRARY: AMADOU HAMPÂTÉ BÂ AND THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

This paper presents three previously unpublished texts that provide insight into Amadou Hampâté Bâ’s personal understanding of Islam and Sufism. Two of the texts are examples of Hampâté Bâ’s earliest attempts to translate the oral teachings of his spiritual teacher, Tierno Bokar, into French; the th...

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Main Author: Brenner, Louis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2010, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-215
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