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One Woman s Jihad Nana Asma u Scholar and Scribe
by [Mack, Beverly B., Boyd, Jean]
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" . . . a most welcome addition to the body of scholarship on the Sokoto Jihad and Caliphate." --Religious Studies Review
The fascinating life and times of Nana Asma'u (1793 - 1864), a West African woman who was a Muslim scholar and poet. As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma'u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria.
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- Indiana University Press Brand
- May 22, 2000 Pub Date:
- 9780253213983 ISBN-13:
- 0253213983 ISBN-10:
- 224.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.53 in * 0.57 in * 5.55 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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