The Jakhanke Muslim Clerics A Religious and Historical Study of Islam in Senegambia |
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Author:
| Sanneh, Lamin |
ISBN: | 978-0-8191-7481-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1989 |
Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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This book attempts the first major study of the Jakhanke people. The Jakhanke have since the thirteenth century been a specialist group of Muslim clerics and teachers, living among the Serakhulle, from whom they sprang, and the Manding, whose language they speak.
This book attempts the first major study of the Jakhanke people. The Jakhanke have since the thirteenth century been a specialist group of Muslim clerics and teachers, living among the Serakhulle, from whom they sprang, and the Manding, whose language they speak.