ʿAjamī Literacies of Africa: The Hausa, Fula, Mandinka, and Wolof Traditions
African ʿAjamī literatures hold a wealth of knowledge on the history and intellectual traditions of the region but are largely unknown to the larger public. Our special issue seeks to enhance a broader understanding of this important part of the Islamic world, exploring the ʿAjamī literatures and li...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Brill
2023
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| Στο/Στη: |
Islamic Africa
Έτος: 2023, Τόμος: 14, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 119-143 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
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B West Africa B decolonialization B African ʿAjamī B Literacy B digital archives |
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| Σύνοψη: | African ʿAjamī literatures hold a wealth of knowledge on the history and intellectual traditions of the region but are largely unknown to the larger public. Our special issue seeks to enhance a broader understanding of this important part of the Islamic world, exploring the ʿAjamī literatures and literacies of four main language groups of Muslim West Africa: Hausa, Mandinka, Fula, and Wolof. Through increasing access to primary sources in ʿAjamī and utilizing an innovative multimedia approach, our research contributes to an interpretive and comparative analysis of African ʿAjamī literacy, with its multiple purposes, forms, and custodians. Our Editorial Introduction to the special issue discusses the building blocks and historical development of ʿAjamī cultures in West Africa, outlines the longitudinal collaborative research initiatives that our special issue draws upon, and explores the challenges and opportunities for participatory knowledge-making that accompany the rise of digital technologies in the study of African literatures and literacies. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-0993 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Islamic Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/21540993-20230002 |