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I Cannot Write My Life : Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar ibn Said's America /

"This work centers on the life and writing of Omar Ibn Said, born in 1770 in a border region between Senegal and Mauritania that played a significant role in Islamic nations. Omar studied for 25 years at an Islamic seminary and was poised to become a leader in the faith, but after being capture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lo, Mbaye (Autor), Ernst, Carl W., 1950- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A land lost
  • A life unread
  • Sermons unheard
  • A Muslim in church
  • The treachery of the experts
  • Appendix. Omar's ʻAjamī English: American Words and Names in Arabic Script.