The Almoravid Maghrib / Camilo Gómez-Rivas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gómez-Rivas, Camilo, author.

Series:

Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)

Past imperfect

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Almoravides--Africa, North--History.

Almoravides.

Africa, Northwest--History--To 1500.

Africa, Northwest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 131 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2023.

Summary:

<i>The Almoravid Maghrib</i> 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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781802701449

1802701443

9781802701432

1802701435

OCLC:

1409029425