9780253213983-0253213983-One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe

One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe

ISBN-13: 9780253213983
ISBN-10: 0253213983
Edition: 4.1.2000
Author: Beverly B. Mack, Jean Boyd
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780253213983
ISBN-10: 0253213983
Edition: 4.1.2000
Author: Beverly B. Mack, Jean Boyd
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 224 pages

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One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe (ISBN-13: 9780253213983 and ISBN-10: 0253213983), written by authors Beverly B. Mack, Jean Boyd, was published by Indiana University Press in 2000. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Authors (Arts & Literature, Women, Specific Groups, Africa, Historical, Middle East, African History, Middle East History, Women in History, World History, Women's Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Authors books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.57.

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"... a most welcome addition to the body of scholarship on the Sokoto Jihad and Caliphate." ―Religious Studies Review

The fascinating life and times of Nana Asma'u (1793 - 1864), a West African woman who was a Muslim scholar and poet. As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma'u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria.

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