The Almoravid Maghrib / / Camilo Gómez-Rivas.

• VerfasserIn: Gómez-Rivas, Camilo,
• Place / Publishing House: Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2023]; 2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Past Imperfect
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations and Note on Language and Dates --; Principal Characters in 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781802701432
• DOI: 10.1515/9781802701432?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Camilo Gómez-Rivas.

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.