Title: African Islam /
Authors: Bravmann, René A.; National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press ; Ethnographica,
Year: 1983
Subjects: Islam Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Islamic art Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Contents: A passion for the words of God -- God's secrets : shaped in silence -- Victory from Allah : battles waged with words and weapons -- Ramadan : Islamic holy days and an African sensibility -- al-Burāq : African variations on an ancient Islamic theme -- Islamic patterns : a penchant for beauty and privacy -- The Swahili coast : a bazaar of forms and styles.