Medieval West Africa : views from Arab scholars and merchants

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Medieval West Africa : views from Arab scholars and merchants / edited by Nehemia Levtzion and Jay Spaulding.

Levtzion, Nehemia, (editor.). Spaulding, Jay, (editor.).

Summary:

In this volume are English translations of primary sources upon which much modern knowledge about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Kanem-Borno, and their neighbors depends. Here is the story of the conversion of the western Sudan to Islam, as well as accounts of the famous medieval gold trade, testimonies about the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa, and insightful introductions to many other less familiar personalities, activities, and events.

Record details

ISBN: 155876304X
ISBN: 9781558763043
ISBN: 1558763058
ISBN: 9781558763050
Physical Description: xxxv, 126 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Princeton : Markus Wiener Publishers, [2003]
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Al-Yaʻqubi -- Ibn Hawqal -- Al-Muhallabi -- Al-Bakri -- Al-Zuhri -- Al-Idrisi -- Al-Sarakhsi -- Yaqut -- Ibn Saʻid -- Ibn al-Khatib -- Al-ʻUmari -- Ibn Battuta -- Ibn Khaldun -- Al-Qalqashandi -- Al-Khabar ʻan ajnas al-Sudan, attributed to al-Maqrizi -- Al-Maqqari -- Ibn al-Dawadari -- Ibn Kathir -- Al-Maqrizi -- Ibn Hajar al-ʻAsqlani -- Ibn Taghri Birdi -- Ibn Iyas.