A Neo-Fatimid Treasury of Books Arabic Manuscripts among the Alawi Bohras of South Asia

This book tells the story of a manuscript repository found all over the pre-modern Muslim world: the khizanat al-kutub, or treasury of books. The focus is on the undisclosed Arabic manuscript culture of a small but vibrant South Asian Shi'i Muslim community, the Bohras. It looks at how books th...

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Main Author: Akkerman, Olly (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2023
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