Muftîs and the women of Timbuktu : history through Timbuktu's Fatwās, 1907-1960

This dissertation is about the social history of Timbuktu during the colonial era (1894 - 1960). This dissertation, firstly, takes fatwās from Timbuktu's archives as its historical source, a source the aforementioned scholars paid very little attention to or consciously ignored. Although fatwās are legal documents, this dissertation shows that fatwās are a historical source. Secondly, it looks at the history of ordinary men and women in their everyday lives.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Mathee, Mohamed Shaid

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jeppie, Shamil

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13446

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13446