FRENCH LANGUAGE
In the reading room, the extraordinary library housed at the Château de Chantilly, a treasure trove of 19th century Arab-Muslim culture has been lying dormant for a century and a half: a collection of 38 manuscripts in Arabic script that belonged to Abd el-Kader (1808-1883), a man of...
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FRENCH LANGUAGE
In the reading room, the extraordinary library housed at the Château de Chantilly, a treasure trove of 19th century Arab-Muslim culture has been lying dormant for a century and a half: a collection of 38 manuscripts in Arabic script that belonged to Abd el-Kader (1808-1883), a man of resistance, conciliation and dialogue, whose life and work reflect all the complexity of the relationship between the West and Islam. Coming from the Tagdemt library and intercepted by the Duke of Aumale in 1843 during the capture of the Emir's smalah at Taguin, these precious volumes constitute an invaluable source of knowledge on the intellectual life of pre-colonial Algeria. Containing a wealth of knowledge on religious, legal, scientific, literary and historical matters, they are also the material expression of the cultural and social issues of the time.
In association with the institute of research and history of texts, the Musée Condé in Chantilly is undertaking to reveal the keys to this unsuspected collection in a book.
French language
112 pages
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