A Neo-Fatimid treasury of books : Arabic manuscripts among the Alawi Bohras of South Asia / Olly Akkerman.

This book tells the story of a manuscript repository found all over the pre-modern Muslim world: the khizanat al-kutub, or treasury of books. The focus is on the undisclosed Arabic manuscript culture of a small but vibrant South Asian Shi'i Muslim community, the Bohras. It looks at how books th...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via JSTOR)
Main Author:	Akkerman, Olly (Author)
Other title:	Neo-Fatimid Treasury of Books
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Manuscripts, Arabic > History. Manuscripts, Arabic > India. Manuscripts, Arabic. India. History.