Design Elements and Illuminations in Nigerian “Market Literature” in Arabic and ʿAjamī

“Market literature” in Arabic and ʿAjamī is a particular variety of West African Islamic book culture, which is especially strong in northern Nigerian states. Arabic-script “Nithography” (by analogy to Nollywood, the modern Nigerian film industry) represents a unique phenomenon, although it is remin...

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Main Author: Dobronravin, Nikolai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 43-69
Further subjects:B catchwords
B ʿAjamī
B Arabic
B book design and illuminations
B Nigerian “market literature”
B glosses
B COLOPHONS
B Islamic book culture
B Hausa
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