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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460720103321

Autore

Le Tourneau Roger

Titolo

The Almohad movement in North Africa in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries / / Roger Le Tourneau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1969

©1969

ISBN

1-4008-7669-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Princeton Studies on the Near East

Princeton Legacy Library

Disciplina

961/.02

Soggetti

Almohades

Electronic books.

Africa, North History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Foreword -- Contents -- I. The Birth of a Movement -- II. Building an Empire -- III. Decay and Collapse -- A Note on Sources and a List of Contemporary Accounts and Historical Studies -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is an analysis of the powerful Islamic religious movement, initiated by Ibn Tūmart among the Berber tribesmen of North Africa, which culminated in the creation of the huge Almohad empire in the twelfth century. Professor Le Tourneau presents his reflections on the place of the movement in history as well as on its influence in present-day Africa. His principal aim is to elucidate how the Almohads managed to unite all of North Africa and Spain in one empire, and why they ultimately failed to hold their empire together. He also shows that some of the essential factors in Almohad society are still influential in Africa today and that the Almohad experience can aid contemporary promoters of North African unity and prevent them from repeating the mistakes of the twelfth-century rulers. Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting



them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.