Description
" . . . 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.
A historical, spiritual, and literary portrait of a remarkable 19th-century African Muslim woman.
About the Author
Beverly B. Mack is Assistant Professor of African and African-American Studies at the University of Kansas. She is co-editor (with Jean Boyd) of The Collected Works of Nana Asma'u, 1793-1864.
Jean Boyd is former Principal Research Fellow of the Sokoto History Bureau and Research Associate of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She is the author of The Caliph's Sister and Sultan Siddiq Abubakar III.
Reviews
"... this woman's intellectual contribution to a revolution, and her position at the heart of the military and organisational effort, deserves to be better known." -- Graham Furniss
Book Information
ISBN 9780253213983
Author Beverly B. Mack
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 272g
