The following is the first in a series of interviews with some of the foundational scholars in the field of Islamic Studies in Africa. The study of the history, societies and cultures of Islamic Africa has undergone many changes in the past 50 years, from an emphasis on oral traditions to a focus on the written heritage of Africa, towards current research combining historical and anthropological methods. This interview series aims to shed light on the history of the field, as well as highlighting the source materials, methodologies and networks available to researchers from the 1960s until today.

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从中东到非洲再到非洲伊斯兰历史

以下是对非洲伊斯兰研究领域一些基础学者的一系列采访中的第一篇。在过去的 50 年里，对伊斯兰非洲历史、社会和文化的研究经历了许多变化，从强调口头传统到关注非洲的书面遗产，再到现在结合历史和人类学方法的研究。本采访系列旨在阐明该领域的历史，并重点介绍从 1960 年代到今天可供研究人员使用的原始材料、方法和网络。