DOC The Bodo of Assam: Revising a Classical Study from 1950 (Nias - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies) by Halfdan Sliger in History

Description

This volume contains the full Qadi Records of Brava (1893 – 1900). The importance of these records for those studying Southern Somalia and the Swahili coast cannot be overestimated. The register is like a daily journal of events in a typical Swahili town. The information in the records covers a wide range of issues: Slavery; the role of women and their usage of the court system in the 19th century; the role of the Ulama; trade; inheritance; et cetera. The register is signed and stamped by the Italian Commander/governor in Asmara; Eritrea where it was taken and authenticated and bears the Official Stamp of the Royal Italian Government. This volume contains both the Arabic original and a translation into English.