3. Boujad: The Town and Its Region

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables viii
4. Figures ix
5. Note on Transliteration xi
6. Preface xiii
7. Moroccan Islam
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Morocco, Islam, and the Maraboutic Crisis 15
10. 2. Marabouts and Local Histories: The Sherqawa 31
11. 3. Boujad: The Town and Its Region 65
12. 4. Social Structure 89
13. 5. Impermanence and Inequality: The Common-Sense Understanding of the Social Order 123
14. 6. The Ideology of Maraboutism 155
15. 7. Sherqawi Identity 183
16. 8. From Center to Periphery: The Fragmentation of Maraboutism 211
17. Appendix. The Wheel of Fortune: The Last Maraboutic Intrigues 239
18. Notes 255
19. Glossary 283
20. Bibliography 287
21. Index 297