Au Maroc : sharifisme citadin, charisme et historiographie - article ; n°2 ; vol.41, pg 433-457

Abdelahad Sebti

Description

Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations - Année 1986 - Volume 41 - Numéro 2 - Pages 433-457
Urban Sharifism, Charisma and Historiography. A. Sebti.
Genealogical literature (ansāb) is considered here to reflect a written memory of family charisma. Various strategies are interwoven into the text: acts of devotion in search of divine blessing and the Prophet's intercession, the State's concern to exert administrative control as the grantor of privileges, the will of the aristocracy to preserve its titles of nobility and to protect itself from any possible intrusion.
Muhammad al-Tālib Ibn al-Hājj (d. 1857) wrote a general survey of the notable sharif-s residing in Fes. This text is first studied as being in line with the local genealogical tradition. Then, the author tries to define the terms of classification and genealogical authentication.
The itinerary followed by the text calls to mind the family tree pattern. The terms used to designate subdivisions and enumerations are heavy with symbols. Authentication is grounded on learned tradition, legal documents and supernatural signs (miracles, dreams). These different references are frequently interchanged.
Analysis of the social practices in connection with such a major notion as genealogy (nasab), enables a methodological perspective to be distinguished that allows the historical narrative's coherence to be detected; at the same time, a symbolic dimension may be integrated into the social history of pre-colonial Morocco.
25 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: ANNALES_ECONOMIES_SOCIETES_CIVILISATIONS
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1986
• Nombre de lectures: 32
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait