The Almoravid Maghrib / / Camilo Gómez-Rivas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• 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.)

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

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