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This catalogue presents descriptions of 1240 manuscripts which were collected and catalogued from 12 public and private libraries in Burkina Faso.
The subjects covered are jurisprudence, Sufism, history, morphology, grammar, rhetoric and Arabic literature.
The importance of the catalogue lies in its shedding light on the important role Muslim scholars played in Burkina Faso in the promotion of Islamic culture in West Africa.
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This catalogue presents descriptions of 1240 manuscripts which were collected and catalogued from 12 public and private libraries in Burkina Faso.
The subjects covered are jurisprudence, Sufism, history, morphology, grammar, rhetoric and Arabic literature.
The importance of the catalogue lies in its shedding light on the important role Muslim scholars played in Burkina Faso in the promotion of Islamic culture in West Africa.
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What is Catalogue of Islamic Manuscripts in Burkina Faso Libraries about?
This catalogue presents descriptions of 1240 manuscripts which were collected and catalogued from 12 public and private libraries in Burkina Faso.
The subjects covered are jurisprudence, Sufism, history, morphology, grammar, rhetoric and Arabic literature.
The importance of the catalogue lies in its shedding light on the important role Muslim scholars played in Burkina Faso in the promotion of Islamic culture in West Africa.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Catalogue of Islamic Manuscripts in Burkina Faso Libraries?
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects > Library and information sciences / Museology > Museology and heritage studies
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Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
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Catalogue of Islamic Manuscripts in Burkina Faso Libraries is available as altformat(ISBN 9781905122332)