'Stringing Coral Beads': the Religious Poetry of Brava (C. 1890-1975) A Source Publication of Chimiini Texts and English Translations |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Vianello, Alessandra
Kapteijns, Lidwien
Kassim, Mohamed |
| Series title: | African Sources for African History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-36288-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $104.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents Sufi poems from Brava (on Somalia's Benadir coast) in the town's vernacular (Chimiini). They allow insight into their authors' intellectual world and show how the common people of this East African port city lived and learned Islam.
This book presents Sufi poems from Brava (on Somalia's Benadir coast) in the town's vernacular (Chimiini). They allow insight into their authors' intellectual world and show how the common people of this East African port city lived and learned Islam.