Communautés rurales et pouvoirs urbains au Maghreb central (vii-xive siècle)
The central Maghreb was considered by the Arab historiography of the medieval Age as the territory of the rural Berber communities and often bound to the revolts against the Arab rulers of Kairouan. But starting from xe century, it was integrated into politico-economic space Fatimide, which graduall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/6435 |
| Summary: | The central Maghreb was considered by the Arab historiography of the medieval Age as the territory of the rural Berber communities and often bound to the revolts against the Arab rulers of Kairouan. But starting from xe century, it was integrated into politico-economic space Fatimide, which gradually made it possible for the dominant culture to be spread in rural areas. That was possible only by the intervention of the urban politico-legal authority, with the routes of trade and the foundation of mosques in the rural localities. The tax revenues reinforced the urban authority to control a territory often entrusted to the local chiefs. |
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| ISSN: | 0997-1327 2105-2271 |