The heroic age in Sinnār
By: Jay Spaulding
Edition: 1st Red Sea Press ed
Publisher: Red Sea Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781569022597; 9781569022603
Subjects: Sinnār (Sudan : State) -- History; Sudan -- History -- To 1821
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-303) and index
Table of contents: title: Illustrations; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: Part One. The king of the Nubian Muslims; title: The king of the Nubian Muslims; title: The court; title: The Funj; title: The nobility; title: The bureaucracy; title: The subjects; title: Exchange; title: "Kings of sun and shadow"; title: Part Two. The principles of the Arabs; title: The principles of the Arabs; title: The enclaves; title: The warlords; title: The hamaj; title: The family incorporated; title: Vampires of the borderlands; title: Part Three. To the fire; title: To the fire; title: The days of Muhammad abu Likaylik; title: The days of king 'Adlan; title: The regency, 1785-1803; title: The sundering of the tribes; title: The days of Lord Tayfara; title: The man on horseback; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index