The Kingdom of Alwa

Mohi El-Din Abdalla Zarroug

ISBN 0919813941
$15.00 paper
November 1991

124 pages
10 maps, bibliography

African Occasional Papers. No. 5
(The University of Calgary)
Series editor: Peter L. Shinnie

 

About the Book



This book provides a detailed overview of the culture and history of the medieval Nubian kingdom of Alwa. Based on archaeological, historical and ethnographic data, the author discusses the nature of the kingdom and how it related to the cultural history of Sudan and nearby regions.

 

About the Author


Mr. Mohi El-Din Abdalla Zarroug received a B.A. in Archaeology from the University of Khartoum in1978. He obtained an M.A. in Archaeology from the University of Calgary in 1982 and is currently working in Libya

Table of Contents


  1. The Historical and Ethnographic Record
  2. The Archaeological Record
  3. The Sociocultural and Economic Basis of the Kingdom of Alwa
  4. Towards a Better Understanding of the Kingdom of Alwa

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