2008
DOI: 10.4000/etudesafricaines.9842
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Problématiques de la magie-sorcellerie en islam et perspectives africaines

Abstract: Constant Hamès Problématiques de la magie-sorcellerie en islam et perspectives africaines « [...] et lorsqu'ils ont entendu parler de sihr [magiesorcellerie] et de talismans, ils se sont montrés dédaigneux, assimilant cela à de l'ignorance (jahl) et à la croyance à des mensonges et à des fausses idées (khurâfât) » 51 e épitre des Rasâ'il ikhwân as-safâ' [Épitres des frères de la pureté] (X e siècle). L'analyse des rapports entre magie-sorcellerie et islam, dans le cas de l'Afrique comme ailleurs, demande à êtr… Show more

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“…This debate should be carried out in conjunction with a wider regional adoption of versions of Islam that question the more mystical dimensions which have, until recently, largely defined religious practice in the western Sahara (Ould el-Bara 2007; Hamès 2008). 21 The Ūlād Bāba Ahmad's adherence to a ‘saner’ Islam (that in its political version is usually classified as ‘Islamist’; see Hunwick 1997; Otayek 2011; Hill 2012; Ould Ahmed Salem 2013), still correlates, however, ‘traditional’ practices and ‘reformist’ charters of contemporary Islamic theology.…”
Section: Camels and Islam: The Malleability Of Social Categoriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This debate should be carried out in conjunction with a wider regional adoption of versions of Islam that question the more mystical dimensions which have, until recently, largely defined religious practice in the western Sahara (Ould el-Bara 2007; Hamès 2008). 21 The Ūlād Bāba Ahmad's adherence to a ‘saner’ Islam (that in its political version is usually classified as ‘Islamist’; see Hunwick 1997; Otayek 2011; Hill 2012; Ould Ahmed Salem 2013), still correlates, however, ‘traditional’ practices and ‘reformist’ charters of contemporary Islamic theology.…”
Section: Camels and Islam: The Malleability Of Social Categoriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The particular social landscape that I will endeavour to explore here is centred on a group of camel experts (shepherds, jockeys and camel trainers) who migrated in the late 20th and early 21st centuries to the United Arab Emirates, where they encountered a surprising economic bonanza 2 . This group is known in Mauritania by the term znāga , a designation referring to ‘white tributaries’ specialised in livestock production, which places them at the lower-status end of the vertical social hierarchy that permeates Saharan arabophone society (Marty 1919; Lériche 1955; Stewart 1973; Ould Cheikh 1985; Norris 1986; Bonte 1990; Baroja 2008 [1955]: 3–58; Hamès 2008; Rebstock 2011). This group constitutes the key focus of this article, which will centre on the local readings triggered by their return to the Sahara during the first decade of the 21st century.…”
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“…However, it gained strength towards the end of the colonial period; the building of mosques, with some exceptions, was widespread by the 1960s (Sarro ). The resulting syncretism between spirit worship and Islam has been extensively documented (Mary ; Sarro ) and finds expression in talismanic Islamic practices (Hames ).…”
Section: A Controlled Response To External Influencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Autrement dit, si la mise en avant de ce fait n' occulte pas des clivages importants aussi bien au sein de l' islam que pour ce qui est de la « ligne de partage de la couleur ». (Hamès 2007(Hamès , 2008 (Ennaji 1996 ;Hell 2002 ;Chouki 2006).…”
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