Saints of the Atlas

by Ernest Gellner

Overview

An analysis of the religious-political system formed by Islamic saint cults and North African tribal organization. The Berbers of the High Atlas are used as a case study. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's online version of the same title.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148902034
Publisher:	ACLS Humanities E-Book
Publication date:	12/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	5 MB

Editorial Reviews

Professor Gellner made a number of field trips to the region between 1943, when the administration was still French military, and 1961, when it was Moroccan royalist civilian. He has produced an admirable book that gives the reader deep insights into the heart of tribal Morocco.

International Affairs, Vol. 46, No. 2, Apr., 1970 - E. A. Alport

Gellner's elegant and lucid account of a type of social system of great interest to anthropologists and political scientists alike sets a high standard of scholarship that richly repays the careful and sympathetic reading it deserves.

New Series, Vol. 5, No. 3, Sep., 1970 - Lawrence Rosen