Intégration symbolique à Fès et ancrages sur l’ailleurs : Les Africains subsahariens et leur rapport à la zaouïa d’Ahmad al-Tijânî
The article questions the role of the zawiya of Ahmad al-Tijani in the everyday life and the trajectories of sub-Saharan migrants and students living in Fez. Based on an ethnographic research carried out in and around that sanctuary-mosque and qualitative interviews conducted with migrants and stude...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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CNRS Éditions
2014-12-01
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| Series: | L’Année du Maghreb |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/2277 |
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| Summary: | The article questions the role of the zawiya of Ahmad al-Tijani in the everyday life and the trajectories of sub-Saharan migrants and students living in Fez. Based on an ethnographic research carried out in and around that sanctuary-mosque and qualitative interviews conducted with migrants and students, it analyses the function, role and place that this West-African pilgrimage site has for sub-Saharan residents of Fez. The article begins with a description of the physical space of the zawiya and analyses its embeddedness in both the local religious topography and the transnational Tijani territories. It then explores the relationships that sub-Saharan residents have with the zawiya: first, this place symbolizes an African presence in Fez; second, it takes the role of a space of integration and intercultural sociability for them. Finally, African residents develop a sense of belonging and ownership of the zawiya and its saint, largely due to the influence of the Tijaniyya in West-African countries and the way black Africans are welcomed in this religious site. |
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| ISSN: | 1952-8108 2109-9405 |