Invoking the invisible in the Sahara: Islam, spiritual mediation, and social change
In this innovative new history, Erin Pettigrew utilizes invisible forces and entities - esoteric knowledge and spirits - to show how these forms of knowledge and unseen forces have shaped social structures, religious norms, and political power in the Saharan West. Situating this ethnographic history...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Collection/Revue: | African studies series
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Mauretanien
/ Westsahara
/ Islam
/ Occultisme
/ Croyance aux esprits
/ Changement social
/ Histoire
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Islamic occultism (Mauritania)
B Généraux / Africa / HISTORY B Mauritania History, Local B Islamic occultism (Western Sahara) B Western Sahara History, Local B Supernatural Religious aspects Islam |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | In this innovative new history, Erin Pettigrew utilizes invisible forces and entities - esoteric knowledge and spirits - to show how these forms of knowledge and unseen forces have shaped social structures, religious norms, and political power in the Saharan West. Situating this ethnographic history in what became la Mauritanie under French colonial rule and, later the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Pettigrew traces the changing roles of Muslim spiritual mediators and their Islamic esoteric sciences - known locally as l'hÌĐjaÌ"b - over the long-term history of the region. By exploring the impact of the immaterial in the material world and demonstrating the importance of Islamic esoteric sciences in Saharan societies, she illuminates peoples' enduring reliance upon these sciences in their daily lives and argues for a new approach to historical research that takes the immaterial seriously. |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2023) |
| ISBN: | 1009224581 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009224581 |