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1. EAP334/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/12
Title:
Birane Gassama Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of digital copies of two documents of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) manuscripts copied as part of the EAP 334 project. The first document entitled "Lawtanug Barke" (The Flourishing of Baraka) traces the genealogy of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's family back to Maharam Mbacke who lived i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
2 electronic folders containing 35 TIFF images

2. EAP334/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/12/1
Title:
Lawtanug barke (The flourishing of baraka)
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a genealogy describing the descendants of Mame Maharam Mbacke, the ancestor of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, who lived in the 18th century. The author describes the methods he used to collect the data needed for the work, noting that most of the information he used was based on the wor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 16 TIFF images

3. EAP334/12/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/12/2
Title:
Manaafi'ul Muslim (Mystical Healing and Protection Manual)
Scope & Content:
The document uses esoteric Islamic sciences to provide medicinal receipes for several illnesses and difficulties of life. It contains local healing and esoteric protective systems, including how to heal someone sick, how to heal someone possessed by a spirit, how to protect people from all means...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 19 TIFF images