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From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town
This paper focuses on the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town, locally referred to as kietaabs, written by Muslims predominantly in the 19th century, in jawi (Arabic-Malay) and Arabic-Afrikaans. Inspired by the idea of a 'biography' of the archive and 'the social life of things', the study traces the l...
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| description | This paper focuses on the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town, locally referred to as kietaabs, written by Muslims predominantly in the 19th century, in jawi (Arabic-Malay) and Arabic-Afrikaans. Inspired by the idea of a 'biography' of the archive and 'the social life of things', the study traces the life of the kietaabs, from their creation and original use, to their role in contemporary South African society, as objects of heritage and identity. It approaches the kietaabs as objects, emphasizing their movements, status and use, rather than their content. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10766 From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town Jappie, Saarah Jeppie, Shamil Hamilton, Carolyn Historical Studies This paper focuses on the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town, locally referred to as kietaabs, written by Muslims predominantly in the 19th century, in jawi (Arabic-Malay) and Arabic-Afrikaans. Inspired by the idea of a 'biography' of the archive and 'the social life of things', the study traces the life of the kietaabs, from their creation and original use, to their role in contemporary South African society, as objects of heritage and identity. It approaches the kietaabs as objects, emphasizing their movements, status and use, rather than their content. 2014-12-31T19:55:48Z 2014-12-31T19:55:48Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10766 eng Department of Historical Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Historical Studies Jappie, Saarah From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| title_full | From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| title_fullStr | From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| title_full_unstemmed | From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| title_short | From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town |
| title_sort | from madrasah to museum a biography of the islamic manuscripts of cape town |
| topic | Historical Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10766 |
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