The Almoravid Maghrib

Camilo Gómez-Rivas

• Publisher: Arc Humanities Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781802701432
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European Medieval History
• Index: History

The Almoravid Maghrib 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.

Table of 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