1st Edition
The Caliph's Sister Nana Asma'u, 1793-1865, Teacher, Poet and Islamic Leader
By Jean Boyd
Copyright 1990
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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A new light is shed on African women of the Sahel in this book about a brilliantly intelligent 19th century woman-jihadist whose legacy of verse contains political and social commentary.
Jean Boyds biography of Nana Asma"u is a tour de force, blending scholarship with sympathy and an imaginative understanding." University College London
Biography
Jean Boyd