Research Catalog

Title

In this fragile world [electronic resource] : Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau / poetry by Ustadh Mau (Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir) ; translated and edited by Annachiara Raia, Clarissa Vierke in collaboration with Jasmin Mahazi, Azra Ahmad Abdulkadir.

Author

Mau, Ustadh, 1952-

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

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Additional Authors

• Raia, Annachiara.
• Vierke, Clarissa.
• Mahazi, Jasmin.
• Abdulkadir, Azra Ahmad.

Description

1 online resource (pages cm.)

Summary

"The present volume is a pioneering collection of poetry by the outstanding Kenyan poet, intellectual and imam Ustadh Mahmmoud Mau (born 1952) from Lamu island, once an Indian Ocean hub, now on the edge of the nation state. By means of poetry in Arabic script, the poet raises his voice against social ills and injustices troubling his community on Lamu. The book situates Mahmoud Mau's oeuvre within transoceanic exchanges of thoughts so characteristic of the Swahili coast. It shows how Swahili Indian Ocean intellectual history inhabits an individual biography and writings while also portraying a unique African Muslim thinker and his poetry in the local language, which has so often been neglected as major site for critical discourse in Islamic Africa. The authors' approaches highlight the relevance of local epistemologies as archives for understanding the relationship between reform Islam and local communities in contemporary Africa. The selected poetry is clustered around the following themes: jamii: societal topical issues, ilimu: the importance of education, huruma: social roles and responsabilities, matukio: biographical events and maombi: supplications. Prefaced by Prof. Rayya Timamy (Nairobi University), the volume includes contributions by Jasmin Mahazi, Kai Kresse and Kadara Swaleh, Annachiara Raia and Clarissa Vierke"--

Series Statement

Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; volume 25

Uniform Title

In this fragile world (Online)

Alternative Title

In this fragile world (Online)

Subject

• Mau, Ustadh, 1952- > Translations into English
• Mau, Ustadh, 1952- > Criticism and interpretation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Language (note)

• Poems are presented in their original Swahili text along with English translations.

LCCN

2022040953

OCLC

ssj0002779220

Author

Mau, Ustadh, 1952-

Title

In this fragile world [electronic resource] : Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau / poetry by Ustadh Mau (Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir) ; translated and edited by Annachiara Raia, Clarissa Vierke in collaboration with Jasmin Mahazi, Azra Ahmad Abdulkadir.

Imprint

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Series

Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; volume 25

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Language

Poems are presented in their original Swahili text along with English translations.

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Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Raia, Annachiara.

Vierke, Clarissa.

Mahazi, Jasmin.

Abdulkadir, Azra Ahmad.