Jajimoo aniŋ Duwaaraŋ Kummaayariŋo: Divination and Special Prayers
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Citation
Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112
Abstract
The manuscript is a copy from the original document written by Saloum Yaffa. It deals with techniques used to address people's social problems. The techniques include divination to identify people's specific concerns and finding appropriate recipes and prayers to address them. The concerns discussed in the manuscript include among others, protection from enemies. The manuscript is written in Mandinka Ajami with some Arabic words.
Description
The entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his grandfather Saloum Yaffa after he finished his Islamic studies. Saloum Yaffa was a Mandinka scholar and a marabout (religious leader and healer). He was born in the village of Diebang in the region of Kolda where he spent all his life until his death.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his grandfather Saloum Yaffa after he finished his Islamic studies. Saloum Yaffa was a Mandinka scholar and a marabout (religious leader and healer). He was born in the village of Diebang in the region of Kolda where he spent all his life until his death.
License
These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).