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100 1 _aPommerol, Jean,
_d1859-1921
245 1 0 _aIslam saharien
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCollection "Minerva"
500 _aRelease date is 2025-08-31
508 _aLaurent Vogel (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)
520 _a"Islam saharien : chez ceux qui guettent (journal d''un témoin)" by Jean Pommerol is a nonfiction travel journal and ethnographic account written in the early 20th century. It explores Saharan Islam—especially the Sufi confraternities (zaouïas) and their political, social, and spiritual reach—through a composite but observed narrative of a traveler taken in by a powerful order. Guided by a dubious escort and nursed by the taleb Si-Kaddour, the narrator encounters the rituals, discipline, and discreet authority of the Djazerti. The result is both first-hand reportage and a warning about the mobilizing force of religious networks across North and Central Africa. The opening of the book sets out an “Avertissement” asserting the factual basis of the narrative while admitting that names like Mozafrane and the Djazerti are composites, then argues that French conquest unintentionally catalyzed the dramatic growth and politicization of Sufi orders. It sketches the evolution from early soufi asceticism to wealthy, far-reaching confraternities funded by alms, linked by zaouïas, and capable of coordinated action—illustrated by a brief account of the Margueritte uprising. The narrative then shifts to a desert journey: the narrator breaks his leg, follows the distant call to prayer, and, despite fears of hostility to “Roumis,” is solemnly received into a grand zaouïa and placed under the care of Si-Kaddour and the servants. Convalescing, he experiences lavish hospitality, the silent daily visits of the white-robed saints, and intimate lessons where the taleb cites the Koran, tells the parable of the Three Barques, and outlines the strict rules for initiation and the binding obedience required of “Khouan.” These scenes prompt reflections on how small renunciations, ritual, and organization give the orders immense influence. The section closes with the narrator still confined to his room, observing and recording rather than roaming, aware he has yet to see the flow of pilgrims the place attracts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Albert Fontemoing, 1902
653 _aIslam -- Africa, North
830 0 _aCollection "Minerva"
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89008590838
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76778
999 _c117503
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