John A. Shoup
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9789774163937
- eISBN:
- 9781617970924
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774163937.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
The zawiya, or hospice, of Sidi al-Ghazi in the Tafilalt is one of the most important in the western part of the Sahara. It figures among the six most important of those located along the northern ...
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The zawiya, or hospice, of Sidi al-Ghazi in the Tafilalt is one of the most important in the western part of the Sahara. It figures among the six most important of those located along the northern fringe of the Sahara. The founder of the zawiya, Sidi Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazi, was a member of the Sharifian Idrisi family and a direct descendant of the early Idrisi Sufi leader, ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish. This chapter examines a process where both the Moroccan government's support for certain shrines and the ability of rural economies to withstand external pressures have meant the difference between survival and extinction for some waqfs. In some ways, it shows the reversal of trends noted by ‘Abd al-Mu’ti and Ibrahim for the eighteenth century, with an increasingly powerful central state asserting its authority over regional religious centers.Less
The zawiya, or hospice, of Sidi al-Ghazi in the Tafilalt is one of the most important in the western part of the Sahara. It figures among the six most important of those located along the northern fringe of the Sahara. The founder of the zawiya, Sidi Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazi, was a member of the Sharifian Idrisi family and a direct descendant of the early Idrisi Sufi leader, ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish. This chapter examines a process where both the Moroccan government's support for certain shrines and the ability of rural economies to withstand external pressures have meant the difference between survival and extinction for some waqfs. In some ways, it shows the reversal of trends noted by ‘Abd al-Mu’ti and Ibrahim for the eighteenth century, with an increasingly powerful central state asserting its authority over regional religious centers.
Mohamed El Mansour
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780197265697
- eISBN:
- 9780191771897
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197265697.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Middle East History
History has been defined as the craft of understanding the past. However, to understand the past the historian needs to go beyond the classical narrative approach and investigate phenomena which a ...
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History has been defined as the craft of understanding the past. However, to understand the past the historian needs to go beyond the classical narrative approach and investigate phenomena which a few decades ago looked trivial to the historian or at best seemed to belong to other areas of scholarship such as anthropology or sociology. Hospitality is one of these issues, the investigation of which allows us to have a clearer picture of power relations. This paper looks at the role of hospitality in premodern Maghribī society as a legitimising factor both in the religious and political fields and the competition between the two.Less
History has been defined as the craft of understanding the past. However, to understand the past the historian needs to go beyond the classical narrative approach and investigate phenomena which a few decades ago looked trivial to the historian or at best seemed to belong to other areas of scholarship such as anthropology or sociology. Hospitality is one of these issues, the investigation of which allows us to have a clearer picture of power relations. This paper looks at the role of hospitality in premodern Maghribī society as a legitimising factor both in the religious and political fields and the competition between the two.
Ismael M. Montana
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813044828
- eISBN:
- 9780813046419
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813044828.003.0008
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
Chapter 7 evaluates the variety of intellectual, political, and economic reactions to the final abolition of slavery among the various groups (from the merchant class to ordinary people) involved in ...
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Chapter 7 evaluates the variety of intellectual, political, and economic reactions to the final abolition of slavery among the various groups (from the merchant class to ordinary people) involved in the trade. These divergent responses to the emancipation decree are then situated within the broader developments shaping the end of slavery in Tunisia.Less
Chapter 7 evaluates the variety of intellectual, political, and economic reactions to the final abolition of slavery among the various groups (from the merchant class to ordinary people) involved in the trade. These divergent responses to the emancipation decree are then situated within the broader developments shaping the end of slavery in Tunisia.
