Isbn: 9780299249540 - a muslim american slave: the life of omar ibn said (wisconsin studies in autobiography) (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling 'the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language,' as one local newspaper reported. Ibn Said soon became a local celebrity, and in 1831 he was asked to write his life story, producing the only known surviving American slave narrative written in ArabicIn A Muslim American Slave, scholar and translator Ala Alryyes offers both a definitive translation and an authoritative edition of this singularly important work, lending new insights into the early history of Islam in America and exploring the multiple, shifting interpretations of Ibn Said's narrative by the nineteenth-century missionaries, ethnographers, and intellectuals who championed it.This edition presents the English translation on pages facing facsimile pages of Ibn Said's Arabic narrative, augmented by Alryyes's comprehensive introduction, contextual essays and historical commentary by leading literary critics and scholars of Islam and the African diaspora, photographs, maps, and other writings by Omar Ibn Said. The result is an invaluable addition to our understanding of writings by enslaved Americans and a timely reminder that 'Islam' and 'America' are not mutually exclusive terms.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2011. Paperback. This authoritative edition and translation of the only surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic offers an invaluable addition to our understanding of the literature written by enslaved Americans and a timely reminder that Islam and America are not mutually exclusive terms." Editor(s): Alryyes, Ala A. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.