An edition of Nigeria's intellectual heritage (2009)

Nigeria's intellectual heritage

proceedings of an international conference on preserving Nigeria's scholarly and literary traditions and Arabic/Ajami manuscript heritage : March 2007

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An edition of Nigeria's intellectual heritage (2009)

Nigeria's intellectual heritage

proceedings of an international conference on preserving Nigeria's scholarly and literary traditions and Arabic/Ajami manuscript heritage : March 2007

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"This book originated from papers presented at an international conference organised by Arewa House, Centre for Historical Documentation & Research of Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Abuja. It was held in March 7th 2007 to kick start a major project on the procurement, preservation, conservation and digitization of the rich Nigerian ancient Arabic / Ajami manuscripts heritage for the development of new knowledge"--P. [4] of cover.

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Table of Contents

Protection of Arabic manuscripts as cultural property heritage in Nigeria -- Muhammad Umar -- (p. 1-21).
An overview of Arabic medicinal manuscripts of the Sokoto caliphate -- Mikhtar Bunza -- (p. 22-35).
Northern Nigeria's intellectual heritage : methodological perspectives on retrieval, preservation and access -- Tijani El-Miskin -- (p. 36-51).
Continuity and change in the literary traditio of the Sokoto Caliphate -- M.T Usman -- (p. 52-66).
A position paper on reserach activities in the centre for Islamic studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto -- Yakubu Ibrahim-- (p. 67-72).
Manuscript learnability and indigenous knowledge for development -- Hausa Ajamin Historical Context -- Abdalla Uba Adamu -- (p. 73-119).
Manuscript learnability and indigenous knowledge for edevelopment -- Hausa Ajami in historical context -- Abdalla Adamu -- (p. 73-119).
Linguistic value of manuscript and the relevance of linguistics to manuscript and the inerface -- Dahiru Argungu -- (p. 120-134).
The state of Arabic manuscripts in Nigeria : an analysis of issues and challenges -- Ismaheel Jimoh -- (p. 135-153).
Kundi book legacy in pre-colonial Hausaland -- Aliyu Bunza -- (p. 154-162).
Islamic literary traditions and the state of manuscripts collection in Nupe Land -- Muhammad Ndagi -- (p. 163-175).
Media deterioration : the case of microfilm damage at the National Archives of Nigeria and the University of Ibadan -- Bunmi Alegbeleye -- (p. 176-187).
Major Arabic manuscripts authored by Etsako scholars of Edo state and their northern Nigerian connections -- Zakariyau Oseni -- (p. 188-207).
The state of manuscripts in Mali and the efforts for their preservation -- Abdel Haïdara -- (208=220 p.).
The library of Shaykh Abdulkadir B. Mustafa Torodi and its role in promoting and preserving Islamic legacy in Nigeria -- Muhammad Al-Amin-- (p. 221-235).

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

In English with two contributions presented also in Arabic.

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Kaduna
Other Titles
Preserving Nigeria's scholarly and literary traditions and Arabic/Ajami manuscript heritage

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Library of Congress
Z115.1 .N54 2007

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Pagination
xxxviii, 254 p.
Number of pages
254

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Open Library
OL45316263M
ISBN 10
9789040555
ISBN 13
9789789040551
OCLC/WorldCat
696195438

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