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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000280/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Notebook (MS 54342a)
- Series Title:
- Hichens Collection :
- Creator:
- Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
- Publication Date:
- 1936 AD (1355 A.H.)
- Language:
- English
- Materials:
- Paper ( medium )
- Technique:
- Handwritten manuscript : 1 Small bound notebook with red cover
Notes
- Abstract:
- This manuscript is Hichens’s notebook on various aspects of Swahili literature, poetry and history. Only the first half of the notebook is used, and the notes are not ordered and are often incomplete. The list of themes and issues discussed is as follow: The ‘Hadithi ya Abdurahmani na Sufiani’ is mentioned. Three pages discuss the role of the Angels Munkir and Nakir, as mentioned in the Koran. There is some information on the meaning of Hell as it is understood in Islam. Further material contained in the MS is more historical in nature. Hichens tries to provide a link between Bantu pre-history with that of Other civilizations like the Sumerian, Egyptian, Abyssinian, and Greek. He also provides a few peices of archaeological information on Kilwa and Zanzibar. Finally, he provides some information about the author, al-Masudi, and about the books ‘Al-Mukhtasar’ and ‘Ummal Kura’, together with some scattered historical material. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition: 1936 AD (1355 A.H.)
- General Note:
- Languages: English (Roman script)
- General Note:
- Extent: 1 volume
- General Note:
- Incipit: Notes on Personages named in Swahili Literature
- General Note:
- Purchased from Kegan Paul, 3 March 1948
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1944 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982
- General Note:
- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 54342 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 54342a ( SOAS manuscript number )
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