Sketches of the mental life of the Suahelis (MS 47759a)
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Title:
Sketches of the mental life of the Suahelis (MS 47759a)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Miscellaneous papers
Creator:
Büttner, C. G. (Carl Gotthilf), 1845-1893 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript in black ink on thin yellow paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Swahili history
Social history ( LCSH )
Anthropology ( LCSH )
Colonialism
Imperialism ( LCSH )
Missionary work
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Swahili language -- History ( LCSH )
Swahili-speaking peoples -- History ( LCSH )
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
The first section of MS 47759 contains manuscript material written by Dr Buttner, a 19th century German scholar who studied Swahili literature and wrote two books on the subject. The few pages contained here discuss ethnographic and sociological issues relating to the Swahili people (referred as Suahelis) in the typical language of the time. ( en )
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Biographical information: Dr C.G Buttner (1848-1895) was a German scholar who travelled and studied Swahili Literature at the end of the 19th century.
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Date of Composition: 1893 AD (1311 A.H.)
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Languages: English (Roman script)
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Extent: 9 leaves
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Incipit: Sketches of the mental life of the Suahelis of East Africa, extracted from their epic and lirical poetry.
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Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
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VIAF (name authority) : Büttner, C. G. (Carl Gotthilf), 1845-1893 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/62350248
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Publication information: Buttner, C G. 1894. Anthologi aus der Suaheli-Litteratur. Verlag von Emil Felber, Berlin.
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Publication information: Buttner, C.G. 1892. Suaheli-Schriftstucke in Arabischer Schrift. Spemann, Stuttgart & Berlin

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is believed to be in the public domain
Resource Identifier:
MS 47759 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47759a ( SOAS manuscript number )