The Almoravid Maghrib

The Almoravid Maghrib

  • Author: Gómez-Rivas, Camilo
  • Publisher: Arc Humanities Press
  • Serie: Past Imperfect
  • ISBN: 9781641890854
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781802701432
  • Place of publication:  York , United Kingdom
  • Year of digital publication: 2023
  • Month: November
  • Pages: 146
  • Language: English
The Almoravid Maghrib uncovers the richness and complexity of a neglected past. A pivotal moment in the history of North Africa, the rise of the Almoravids brought a corner of the Maghrib into closer contact with the world around. From the Cid to the Seljuqs, the Almoravids impressed contemporaries in ways no Maghribi regime had, signalling a transformation of western North Africa through burgeoning trans-Saharan and trans-Mediterranean commerce, urbanization (two of Morocco's four imperial cities were founded), and the epic encounter with the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures of Iberia. The Almoravids witnessed a series of key transformations and beginnings, including the introduction of one of the area's most successful gold currencies, the formulation of a new religious orthodoxy, the parallel rise of counter-movements (popular, messianic, and spiritual), and the inception of pan-Maghribi-Andalusi artistic, literary, and architectural styles.
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and Note onLanguage and Dates
  • Principal Charactersin the Narrative
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Preacher
  • Chapter 2. The Queen and Her Kings
  • Chapter 3. The Deposed
  • Chapter 4. The Son
  • Chapter 5. The Mahdis
  • Chapter 6. The Qadi and the Rebel
  • Conclusion
  • Time Line
  • Glossary of Key Terms
  • Further Reading

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