The Arts and Crafts of Literacy: Islamic Manuscript Cultures in Sub-Saharan Africa

Most Studies Of Manuscripts In Different Regions Of Sub-saharan Africa Mainly Aim At Serving Literary And Historical Purposes, And Focus On The Textual Dimension. This Book Advances On The Contrary A Holistic Approach. The Contributions Cover The Different Dimensions Of The Manuscript, I.e. Materials, Technologies, Practices And The Communities Involved In The Production, Commercialization, Circulation, Preservation And Consumption. Introduction : African History And Islamic Manuscript Cultures / Mauro Nobili -- New Strategies In Using Watermarks To Date Sub-saharan Islamic Manuscripts / Michaelle Biddle -- Fī Lawḥin Maḥfūẓ : Towards A Phenomenological Analysis Of The Quranic Tablet / Andrea Brigaglia -- Islamic Education And Ample Space Layout In West African Islamic Manuscripts / Dmitry Bondarev -- A Preliminary Appraisal Of Marginalia In West African Manuscripts From The Mamma Haidara Memorial Library Collection (timbuktu) / Susana Molins Lliteras -- Writing In Africa : The Kilwa Chronicle And Other Sixteenth-century Portuguese Testimonies / Adrien Delmas -- Bamana Texts In Arabic Characters : Some Leaves From Mali / Tal Tamari -- Arabic And Swahili Documents From The Pre-colonial Congo And The Eic (congo Free State, 1885–1908) : Who Were The Scribes? / Xavier Luffin -- Moodibbo Bello Aamadu Mohammadu And The Daada Maaje, A Handbook In An Indigenous Fulfulde Script / Mohamadou Halirou -- Elements Of A ‘timbuktu Manual Of Style’ / Mahmoud Mohamed Dédéou And Shamil Jeppie -- Seven Gravestones At The Muslim Tana Baru Cemetery In Cape Town : A Descriptive Note / Alessandro Gori -- Kaʼana Umar’s ‘cci Quran’ : The Making Of A Bornuan Manuscript In The Twenty-first Century / Maimadu Barma Mutai And Andrea Brigaglia. Edited By Andrea Brigaglia And Mauro Nobili. The Articles In This Volume Were Originally Presented At The Conference The Arts And Crafts Of Literacy: Manuscript Cultures In Muslim Sub-saharan Africa, Held At The University Of Cape Town, 5-6 September 2013--page Vii. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.