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.

About the author

Andrea Brigaglia, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Mauro Nobili, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapaign IL, USA.

Product details

• Assisted by: Andre Brigaglia (Editor), Andrea Brigaglia (Editor), Laura Brigaglia (Editor), Nobili (Editor), Mauro Nobili (Editor)
• Publisher: Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• No. of pages: 367
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Studies in Manuscript Cultures; Studies in Manuscript Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous