Book
Social structures of the High Atlas
Presses Universitaires de France • Paris • Published In 1955 • Pages:
By: Berque, Jacques, Bigwood, Jane.
Abstract
This monograph on the Shluh concentrates on the Seksawa confederation. The book is divided into four parts. Parts I and II deal with geography and environment. Part III deals with religion and law and interrelationships between them. Part IV consists of interpretations and comparisons. Berque's interest was in the origins and the true nature of Shluh institutions. He used some archival data but his analysis consists mainly in historical reconstruction based on contemporary Shluh institutions and similar institutions in other North African societies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; John Beierle
- Field Date
- ca. 1950
- Coverage Date
- historical reconstruction
- Coverage Place
- Seksawa Confederation, Morocco
- Notes
- Jacques Berque
- Discussions of both the tribe and the TAQBILT have been indexed for Tribe and Nation (619) and Districts (634).
- Translation of: Structures socials du Haut-Atlas. The original French text is not included./Translated from the French for the Human Relations Area Files by Jane Bigwood.
- Includes bibliography
- LCSH
- Berbers (Morocco)