The Riyadha Mosque Manuscript Collection in Lamu: A Ḥaḍramī Tradition in Kenya

In: Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
Author: Anne K. Bang 1
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  • 1 Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2014
In:
Volume 5: Issue 2-3
Article Type:
Research Article
Page Count:
125–153
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1878464X-00502003
Keywords:
Lamu; Kenya; Yemen; Ḥaḍramawt; ʿAlawiyya

This article focuses on the manuscript collection currently located in the Riyadha Mosque in Lamu, Kenya. From its foundation in the late nineteenth century, the Riyadha has had a close connection to the Ḥaḍramī-ʿAlawī scholarly network of the Indian Ocean, through family and intellectual links. The article investigates the impact of the ʿAlawī devotional, Sufi and genealogical traditions, as reflected in the manuscript collection of the Riyadha.

In:
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
E-ISSN:
1878-464X
Print ISSN:
1878-4631
Publisher:
Brill
Cover Journal of Islamic Manuscripts
Subjects:
General, Middle East and Islamic Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies
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