Nigeria's intellectual heritage
Subtitle: proceedings of an international conference on preserving Nigeria's scholarly and literary traditions and Arabic/Ajami manuscript heritage : March 2007
By: edited by Tijjani El-Miskin ... [et al.].
Contributors: Arewa House; United States. Embassy (Nigeria)
Publisher: Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kaduna
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9789789040551
Subjects: Arabic Manuscripts; Congresses; African Manuscripts; Manuscripts; Collection and preservation; Intellectual life; History; Cultural property; Protection; Arabic Document writing; Arabic language; Writing; African languages
Other titles: Preserving Nigeria's scholarly and literary traditions and Arabic/Ajami manuscript heritage
Description: "This book originated from papers presented at an international conference organised by Arewa House, Centre for Historical Documentation & Research of Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Abuja. It was held in March 7th 2007 to kick start a major project on the procurement, preservation, conservation and digitization of the rich Nigerian ancient Arabic / Ajami manuscripts heritage for the development of new knowledge"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In English with two contributions presented also in Arabic.
Table of contents: title: Protection of Arabic manuscripts as cultural property heritage in Nigeria  -- Muhammad Umar -- (p. 1-21).; title: An overview of Arabic medicinal manuscripts of the Sokoto caliphate  -- Mikhtar Bunza -- (p. 22-35).; title: Northern Nigeria's intellectual heritage : methodological perspectives on retrieval, preservation and access  -- Tijani El-Miskin -- (p. 36-51).; title: Continuity and change in the literary traditio of the Sokoto Caliphate  -- M.T Usman -- (p. 52-66).; title: A position paper on reserach activities in the centre for Islamic studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto -- Yakubu Ibrahim-- (p. 67-72).; title: Manuscript learnability and indigenous knowledge for development -- Hausa Ajamin Historical Context  -- Abdalla Uba Adamu -- (p. 73-119).; title: Manuscript learnability and indigenous knowledge for edevelopment -- Hausa Ajami in historical context  -- Abdalla Adamu -- (p. 73-119).; title: Linguistic value of manuscript and the relevance of linguistics to manuscript and the inerface  -- Dahiru Argungu -- (p. 120-134).; title: The state of Arabic manuscripts in Nigeria : an analysis of issues and challenges  -- Ismaheel Jimoh -- (p. 135-153).; title: Kundi book legacy in pre-colonial Hausaland  -- Aliyu Bunza -- (p. 154-162).; title: Islamic literary traditions and the state of manuscripts collection in Nupe Land  -- Muhammad Ndagi -- (p. 163-175).; title: Media deterioration : the case of microfilm damage at the National Archives of Nigeria and the University of Ibadan  -- Bunmi Alegbeleye -- (p. 176-187).; title: Major Arabic manuscripts authored by Etsako scholars of Edo state and their northern Nigerian connections  -- Zakariyau Oseni -- (p. 188-207).; title: The state of manuscripts in Mali and the efforts for their preservation  -- Abdel Haïdara -- (208=220 p.).; title: The library of Shaykh Abdulkadir B. Mustafa Torodi and its role in promoting and preserving Islamic legacy in Nigeria -- Muhammad Al-Amin-- (p. 221-235).