| Emir Abd El-Kader: Hero and Saint of Islam Contributor(s): Bouyerdene, Ahmed (Author), Geoffroy, Eric (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1936597179 ISBN-13: 9781936597178 Publisher: World Wisdom Books OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - North - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Islam - Sufi |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012032679 |
| Series: Perennial Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.13" W x 9.02" (0.97 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Abd el-Kader: Hero and Saint of Islam is an exceptional and fascinating biography of the great Algerian hero and mystic Emir Abd el-Kader (c. 1807/8-1883). Ahmed Bouyerdene is a researcher in history, and a specialist on the Emir Abd el-Kader. He completed his PhD on the life of Abd el-Kader at the Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. He has published two books and several articles on the Emir in his native French, including Abd el-Kader par ses contemporains (Ibis Press, 2008). This is his first work to be translated into English. |