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Apportioning Sacred Space in a Moroccan City: the case of Tangier, 1860–1912

Apportioning Sacred Space in a Moroccan City: the case of Tangier, 1860–1912 In late 19th century Morocco, ideological issues such as nationalism, secularization, and colonialism came to bear on urban society and on the relations among ethnic groups in the city. This study focuses on inter–communal relations in the coastal city of Tangier, the main port for European entry into Morocco, as an example of a "traditional" Islamic city undergoing rapid modernization. Using archival sources and contemporay ethnographic studies, this article examines how the Muslim and Jewish communities of Tangier responded to the coming of modernity by articulating zones of ethnically and religiously marked space that came to be perceived of as critical to each group's expression of self‐identity. (Colonialism, sacred space, Morocco, Muslim‐Jewish relations) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City & Society Wiley

Apportioning Sacred Space in a Moroccan City: the case of Tangier, 1860–1912

City & Society , Volume 13 (1) – Jun 1, 2001

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0893-0465
eISSN
1548-744X
DOI
10.1525/city.2001.13.1.57
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Abstract

In late 19th century Morocco, ideological issues such as nationalism, secularization, and colonialism came to bear on urban society and on the relations among ethnic groups in the city. This study focuses on inter–communal relations in the coastal city of Tangier, the main port for European entry into Morocco, as an example of a "traditional" Islamic city undergoing rapid modernization. Using archival sources and contemporay ethnographic studies, this article examines how the Muslim and Jewish communities of Tangier responded to the coming of modernity by articulating zones of ethnically and religiously marked space that came to be perceived of as critical to each group's expression of self‐identity. (Colonialism, sacred space, Morocco, Muslim‐Jewish relations)

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City & SocietyWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2001

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