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|a MS 54342 |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a MS 54342a |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a Notebook (MS 54342a) |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Date of Composition: 1936 AD (1355 A.H.) |
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|a Languages: English (Roman script) |
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|a Incipit: Notes on Personages named in Swahili Literature |
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|a Purchased from Kegan Paul, 3 March 1948 |
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|a VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1944 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982 |
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|a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast |
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|a This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed. |
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|a 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. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Records (Documents) |2 LCGFT |
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|a Hichens, William, -1944, |e author, primary. |
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|a SOAS Digital Collections. |
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|a Swahili Manuscripts Collections. |
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|a William Hichens Collection. |
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|a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections |
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|u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000280/00001 |y Electronic Resource |
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