Black Morocco : a History of Slavery, Race, and Islam.
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| Author / Creator: | El Hamel, Chouki. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (354 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African Studies African Studies. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11831472 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Black Morocco; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Summary; Introduction; Part One Race, Gender, and Slavery in the Islamic Discourse; 1 The Notion of Slavery and the Justification of Concubinage as an Institution of Slavery in Islam; What Exactly Does the Qur'an Say about Slavery?; The Justification of Concubinage; Ma Malakat Aymanukum; Raqaba; The Word 'Abd; What Does the Hadith Say about Slavery?; A Critical Exam; Slavery in Islamic Law; Slavery in Maliki School in the Maghreb; A Comparative Mediterranean Practice of Slavery.
- 2 The Interplay between Slavery and Race and Color PrejudiceThe Othering of Blacks in Arabic and Islamic Traditions; The Berbers' Attitude to Blacks in Morocco; A Comparative Discourse on Race and Slavery; Conclusion; Part Two Black Morocco: The Internal African Diaspora; 3 The Trans-Saharan Diaspora; Tracing the Origins and Roles of Black People in Morocco and West Africa: The Autochthonous Blacks of Morocco; The Arab Conquest and Black Africans; Expanding the Diaspora: Exchange of the Atlantic and the Saharan Trade Networks; 4 "Racializing" Slavery; The Isma'ili Project; The Legal Debate.
- The Registers of Slaves Belonging to Sultan Mawlay Isma'il and the Haratin's Protest5 The Black Army's Functions and the Roles of Women; 6 The Political History of the Black Army; 7 The Abolition of Slavery in Morocco; 8 The Gnawa and the Memory of Slavery; The Origins of the Gnawa; The Gnawa's Agency and Impact; Gnawa Spiritual Music and the Diaspora; Conclusion; Appendix; Index; Series.