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Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Ser.: I Cannot Write My Life : Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar Ibn Said's America by Mbaye Lo and Carl W. Ernst (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10146967467X
ISBN-139781469674674
eBay Product ID (ePID)24061458780
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameI Cannot Write My Life : Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar Ibn Said's America
Publication Year2023
SubjectIslamic Studies, Islam / General, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
AuthorMbaye Lo, Carl W. Ernst
SeriesIslamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-004206
ReviewsA crucial source for studying Islam in both West Africa and the United States, as well as for history, American studies, and Africana studies.-- Reading Religion, "A crucial source for studying Islam in both West Africa and the United States, as well as for history, American studies, and Africana studies."-- Reading Religion, Drawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies.-- Publishers Weekly, Drawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."-Publishers Weekly, "Drawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."-- Publishers Weekly, Drawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."-- Publishers Weekly, I Cannot Write My Life stands as a valuable contribution to the exploration of the institution of slavery and the often unheard voices of those held captive. Scholars specializing in Arabic studies, historians with an interest in the transatlantic slave trade and slavery itself, and students across various historical disciplines can glean insights from the work of Lo and Ernst.-- H-Nationalism, I Cannot Write My Life stands as a valuable contribution to the exploration of the institution of slavery and the often unheard voices of those held captive. Scholars specializing in Arabic studies, historians with an interest in the transatlantic slave trade and slavery itself, and students across various historical disciplines can glean insights from the work of Lo and Ernst."-- H-Nationalism, " I Cannot Write My Life stands as a valuable contribution to the exploration of the institution of slavery and the often unheard voices of those held captive. Scholars specializing in Arabic studies, historians with an interest in the transatlantic slave trade and slavery itself, and students across various historical disciplines can glean insights from the work of Lo and Ernst."-- H-Nationalism, A crucial source for studying Islam in both West Africa and the United States, as well as for history, American studies, and Africana studies."-- Reading Religion
Dewey Edition23/eng/20230221
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.3/62092 B
SynopsisOmar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. In 1831 Omar composed a brief autobiography, the only known narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in North America, and he became famous for his Arabic writings. His enslavers also provided him with an Arabic Bible and claimed Omar as a convert to Christianity, prompting wonder and speculation among amateur scholars of Islam, white slave owners, and missionaries. But these self-proclaimed experts were unable or unwilling to understand Omar's writings, and his voice was suppressed for two centuries. Mbaye Lo and Carl W. Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar's eighteen surviving writings, for the first time identifying his quotations from Islamic theological texts, correcting many distortions, and providing the fullest possible account of his life and significance. Placing Omar at the center of a broader network of the era's literary and religious thought, Lo and Ernst restore Omar's voice, his sophisticated engagement with Islamic and Christian theologies, his Arabic skills, and his extraordinary efforts to express himself and exert agency despite his enslavement., Omar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. In 1831 Omar composed a brief autobiography, the only known narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in North America, and he became famous for his Arabic ......, Omar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. In 1831 Omar composed a brief autobiography, the only known narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in North America, and he became famous for his Arabic writings. His enslavers also provided him with an Arabic Bible and claimed Omar as a convert to Christianity, prompting wonder and speculation among amateur scholars of Islam, white slave owners, and missionaries. But these self-proclaimed experts were unable or unwilling to understand Omar's writings, and his voice was suppressed for two centuries.Mbaye Lo and Carl W. Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar's eighteen surviving writings, for the first time identifying his quotations from Islamic theological texts, correcting many distortions, and providing the fullest possible account of his life and significance. Placing Omar at the center of a broader network of the era's literary and religious thought, Lo and Ernst restore Omar's voice, his sophisticated engagement with Islamic and Christian theologies, his Arabic skills, and his extraordinary efforts to express himself and exert agency despite his enslavement.
LC Classification NumberE444.S25L66 2023
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