Medieval West Africa

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-55876-305-0
Verlag: Markus Wiener Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 125 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 248 g

Kingdoms arose during the early centuries of the Common Era across a wide region of West Africa. A rich source of information about West Africa is available in the Arabic sources written by geographers and chroniclers in the Muslim world between the 8th and the 15th centuries. In this volume are the actual 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levtzion, Nehemia

Spalding, Jay

Über Autor(innen)

Nehemia Levtzion, Hebrew University, is the author of numerous books including Medieval Ghana. Jay Spaulding, Kean University, is the author of several books including An Islamic Alliance: Ali Dinar and the Sanusiyya, 1898-1916.