Les mosquées en Algérie ou l’espace reconquis : l’exemple d’Oran
The “Algerian” mosque is looking for its specificity. Its architectural features sorely highlight its architectural poverty. Algeria, however, unlike its Tunisian and Moroccan neighbors, has legislation although rather vague, relative to mosque construction. The legislation is vague because it requi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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CNRS Éditions
2010-12-01
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| Series: | L’Année du Maghreb |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/907 |
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| Summary: | The “Algerian” mosque is looking for its specificity. Its architectural features sorely highlight its architectural poverty. Algeria, however, unlike its Tunisian and Moroccan neighbors, has legislation although rather vague, relative to mosque construction. The legislation is vague because it requires respect for the “authentic” character of Islamic architecture without specifying what is meant by the term. This article attempts to account for the architectural features of “Algerian” mosques by focusing more specifically on those created by “conversion” from Christian and Jewish religious sites. From this point of view, Algeria is, rightly so, an interesting case study. With independence in 1962, she “inherited” a large number of buildings from colonial religious institutions: Catholic churches, Jewish synagogues and Protestant temples. These places of worship have undergone a process of reappropriation and transformation by the independent Algerian state. It is this process that is analyzed using as field observations, Algeria’s second largest city, Oran. |
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| ISSN: | 1952-8108 2109-9405 |