Muslim Custodians of Jewish Spaces in Morocco - Drinking the Milk of Trust (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Exploring the roles of Muslim guards and guides in Jewish cemeteries in Morocco, Cory Thomas Pechan Driver suggests that these custodians use performances of ritual and caring acts for Jewish graves for multiple reasons. Imazighen [Berbers] stress their close ties with Jews in order to create a moral self intentionally set apart from the mono-ethically Arab and mono-religiously Muslim Morocco. Other subjects, and particularly women, use their ties with Jewish sites to harness power and prestige in their communities. Others still may care for these grave sites to express grief for a close Jewish friend or adoptive family. In examining these motives, Driver not only documents the flow of material and spiritual capital across religious lines, but also moves beyond Muslim memory of the past on the one hand and Jewish dread of the future on the other to think about the Muslim/Jewish present in Morocco.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Cory Thomas Pechan Driver
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	190
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-78785-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	3-319-78785-3
Barcode:	9783319787855

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