Résistance Et Dévotion - Anciens Sanctuaires Ibadites de Djerba

This volume studies the history of the local memory of the island of Djerba in the Medieval period, through its places of worship. A key corpus of 48 places of worship mentioned in written Ibadite sources, including the chronicle of al-Ḥīlātī provide essential reference for this period.

About the author

Virginie Prevost (Université Libre de Bruxelles) has published L'aventure ibāḍite dans le Sud tunisien (Helsinki, 2008), Les Ibadites. De Djerba à Oman, la troisième voie de l'Islam (Turnhout, 2010) and numerous articles on the history of Djerba.

Product details

• Authors: Virginie Prevost
• Publisher: British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781915808035
• ISBN: 978-1-915808-03-5
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: British Institute for Libyan a; British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies Monograph
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages