Tesserae of Borno: In Memory of Wilhelm Seidensticker (1938–1996) (Frankfurt African Studies Bulletin no. 16)

Editor's Preface Gisela Seidensticker-Brikay: Writings of Wilhelm Seidensticker Heinrich Bergstresser: Reflections on a Late Friend Ludwig Gerhardt: Das einzige Mittel richtiger Erkenntnis und friedlichen, freundlichen Verkehrs im Menschenleben - H. Barth und die afrikanischen Sprachen Dymitr Ibriszimow / Doris Löhr: Types, Patterns and Kinds of Lexical Distribution and Their Correlation Eldridge Mohammadou: Climate and History in Central Sudan, 18th and 19th Centuries - Baare-Chamba Expansion from Upper Benue Region (Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, C.A.R., Gabon) Christopher Y. Mtaku: The Role of Food in Funerals in Northeast Nigeria - Some Selected Cases Eva Rothmaler: The Situation of Kanuri in Primary Schools in Maiduguri James H. Wade / Mártha Galántha: Weaving Symbols - Textiles for the Living and the Dead among he Fali of the Mandara Mountains Ibrahim Maina Waziri: The Unity of Diversity of Oral and Written Evidence in the History of Bole Fika