Black Morocco : a history of slavery, race, and Islam

"Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race and Islam chronicles the experiences, identity, and achievements of enslaved black people in Morocco from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Chouki El Hamel argues that we cannot rely solely on Islamic ideology as the key...

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Auteur principal : El Hamel Chouki (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Black Morocco : a history of slavery, race, and Islam / Chouki El Hamel,...
Publié : Cambridge, New York : Cambridge University Press , 2013, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-331 p.)
Collection : African studies series
Sujets :
  • The notion of slavery and the justification of concubinage as an institution of slavery in Islam
  • The interplay between slavery, race and color prejudice
  • The trans-Saharan diaspora
  • Racializing slavery : the controversy of Mawlay Ismail's project
  • The black army's functions and the role of women
  • The political history of the black army : between privilege and marginality
  • The abolition of slavery in Morocco
  • The Gnawa and the memory of slavery