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Title: | The Rise of the Sa'dis in Morocco |
Author: | Pipes, Daniel |
Year: | 1984 |
Periodical: | Maghreb Review |
Volume: | 9 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Period: | January-April |
Pages: | 46-52 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Morocco |
Subjects: | traditional rulers history 1500-1599 History and Exploration |
Abstract: | The rise of the Sa'di dynasty in early sixteenth century Morocco marks a more fundamental political shift than is usually acknowledged. Through a manipulation of powerful themes, especially j ihad (war fought in accordance with Islamic pre ts), murabitism (Sufism), sharifism (belief that descendants of the prophet Muhammad have a special place as leaders) and the expectation of the mahdi (Islamic messiah), the Sa'di family managed to win control of most of the In the process, they established murabit and sharif domination of the central government that remained in place for centuries afterward. Notes. |